Argumentation in practice
Since the late 1950s the study of argumentation has developed from a marginal part of logic and rhetoric into a genuine interdisciplinary academic discipline. After having first been primarily concerned with creating an adequate philosophical perspective on argumentation, argumentation theorists have gradually shifted their focus of attention to a more immediate concern with the ins and outs of argumentative praxis. What exactly are the characteristics of situated argumentative discourse in different argumentative 'action types'? How is the discourse influenced by institutional and contextual
Controversies, v. 2
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Argumentation in Practice; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Forms and conceptions of argumentation; T̀̀he issue'' in argumentation practice and theory; Hearing is believing; Let's talk; Indicators of dissociation; A collaborative model of argumentation in dyadic problem-solving interactions; The argumentative dimension of discourse; Designing premises; On the pragmatics of argumentative discourse; From argument analysis to cultural keywords (and back again); Empirical studies of argumentative practice