Computer Science
6 years ago

Lost Link to Aristotle Rediscovered in Modern Argumentation Theories

Argumentation library
In What Sense Do Modern Argumentation Theories Relate to Aristotle? The Case of Pragma-Dialectics
Frans H. van Eemeren

Paper Summary

Modern argumentation theories draw from Aristotle's ideas but have lost the connection between reasonableness and effectiveness in arguments. Extended pragma-dialectics has reintroduced this crucial relationship through the concept of 'strategic manoeuvring'.

Related papers

Theme background image
Computer Science
8 years ago

Rhetoric and argumentation: Incompatible or intertwined? Unraveling the complex relationship between persuasion and logic.

Agent-Based Modeling
Logic Programming
Semantic Web
1 view
Theme background image
Arts and Humanities
2 years ago

Are traditional arguments inherently patriarchal? Feminist theories offer new perspectives.

Rhetoric Democracy
Academic Discourse
Metaphorical Representation
Theme background image
Arts and Humanities
8 years ago

Groundbreaking analysis reveals hidden depths in Apostle Paul's rhetoric, transforming our understanding of early Christian argumentation.

Biblical Studies
Christian-Muslim Relations
Augustine Studies
1 view