The fallacies are one of the most significant research topics in the study of argumentation. After Hamblin (1970) revealed the inadequacy of the dominant Logical Standard Treatment of the fallacies, several kinds of alternative treatments have been developed. The “pragma-dialectical” alternative… read more
In the study of argumentation there is a sharp and ideological separation between dialectical and rhetorical approaches, which needs to be remedied. The authors show how the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation can be instrumental in bridging the gap. By adopting a research programme that… read more
Eemeren, Frans H. van and Peter Houtlosser 2005 IntroductionArgumentation in Practice, Eemeren, Frans H. van and Peter Houtlosser (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Miscellaneous