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A Systematic Theory of Argumentation : The pragma-dialectical approach
A Systematic Theory of Argumentation The pragmadialectical approach Author:Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst Two authorities in argumentation theory present a view of argumentation as a means of resolving differences of opinion by testing the acceptability of the disputed positions. Their model of a "critical discussion" serves as a theoretical tool for analyzing, evaluating and producing argumentative discourse. This major contribution to the study o... more »f argumentation will be of particular value to professionals and graduate students in speech communication, informal logic, rhetoric, critical thinking, linguistics, and philosophy.« less