This book provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes and a compendium of ninety-six schemes. The study of these schemes, or forms of argument that capture stereotypical patterns of human reasoning, is at the core of argumentation research. Surveying all …
Strategic maneuvering refers to the arguer's continual efforts to reconcile aiming for effectiveness with being reasonable. This title brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering.
J. Anthony Blair is a prominent international figure in argumentation studies. He is among the originators of informal logic, an author of textbooks on the informal logic approach to argument analysis and evaluation and on critical thinking, and a founder and editor of the journ…
This text provides a comprehensive survey of the various theoretical contributions which have been made to the study of argumentation. It discusses the historical works that provide the background to the field and major approaches and trends in contemporary research.
