Reasonableness and Effectiveness in Argumentative Discourse: Fifty Contributions to the Development of Pragma-Dialectics

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Argumentation....Pages 3-25
The Language of Argumentation in Dutch....Pages 27-30
In What Sense Do Modern Argumentation Theories Relate to Aristotle? The Case of Pragma-Dialectics....Pages 31-53
Bingo! Promising Developments in Argumentation Theory....Pages 55-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Argumentation Studies’ Five Estates....Pages 81-109
The Study of Argumentation as Normative Pragmatics....Pages 111-125
From Ideal Model of Critical Discussion to Situated Argumentative Discourse: The Step-by-Step Development of the Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Argumentation....Pages 127-147
The Case of Pragma-Dialectics....Pages 149-179
The Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Argumentation Under Discussion....Pages 181-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Rationale for a Pragma-Dialectical Perspective....Pages 203-221
In Reasonableness....Pages 223-244
A Procedural View of Critical Reasonableness....Pages 245-252
A Pragma-Dialectical Procedure for a Critical Discussion....Pages 253-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Viewing the Study of Argumentation as Normative Pragmatics....Pages 275-296
The Speech Acts of Arguing and Convincing in Externalized Discussions....Pages 297-318
Rules for Argumentation in Dialogues....Pages 319-329
For Reason’s Sake: Maximal Argumentative Analysis of Discourse....Pages 331-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Strategic Maneuvering: Maintaining a Delicate Balance....Pages 349-379
Strategic Maneuvering: Examining Argumentation in Context....Pages 381-401
Rhetoric in a Dialectical Framework: Fallacies as Derailments of Strategic Manoeuvring....Pages 403-423
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Strategic Maneuvering with the Burden of Proof....Pages 425-442
Seizing the Occasion: Parameters for Analysing Ways of Strategic Manoeuvring....Pages 443-454
A Pragmatic View of the Burden of Proof....Pages 455-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse with the Help of Speech Act Conditions....Pages 469-485
Analyzing Argumentative Discourse....Pages 487-506
Analysis and Evaluation of Argumentative Discourse....Pages 507-519
The Pragma-Dialectical Method of Analysis and Evaluation....Pages 521-542
Making the Best of Argumentative Discourse....Pages 543-554
Front Matter....Pages 555-555
Fallacies in Pragma-Dialectical Perspective....Pages 557-574
Fallacies as Derailments of Argumentative Discourse Acceptance Based on Understanding and Critical Assessment....Pages 575-594
Linguistic Criteria for Judging Composition and Division Fallacies....Pages 595-609
The History of the Argumentum Ad Hominem Since the Seventeenth Century....Pages 611-629
How to Respond to Fallacious Moves?....Pages 631-641
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
In Context Giving Contextualization Its Rightful Place in the Study of Argumentation....Pages 645-666
The Role of Logic in Analyzing and Evaluating Argumentation....Pages 667-680
Dialectical Profiles and Indicators of Argumentative Moves....Pages 681-702
Identifying Argumentation Schemes....Pages 703-712
From Analysis to Presentation: A Pragma-Dialectical Approach to Writing Argumentative Texts....Pages 713-729
Front Matter....Pages 731-731
The Skill of Identifying Argumentation....Pages 733-741
Student Performance in Identifying Unexpressed Premisses and Argumentation Schemes....Pages 743-756
Front Matter....Pages 731-731
The Extended Pragma-Dialectical Argumentation Theory Empirically Interpreted....Pages 757-769
Effectiveness Through Reasonableness: A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective....Pages 771-791
The Disguised abusive ad hominem Empirically Investigated: Strategic Maneuvering with Direct Personal Attacks....Pages 793-811
The Disguised ad baculum Fallacy Empirically Investigated. Strategic Maneuvering with Threats....Pages 813-824
Front Matter....Pages 825-825
Democracy and Argumentation....Pages 827-841
In Varietate Concordia—United in Diversity European Parliamentary Debate as an Argumentative Activity Type....Pages 843-858
Exploiting the Room for Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse Dealing with Audience Demand in the European Parliament....Pages 859-872
Flexible Facts: A Pragma-Dialectical Analysis of a Burden of Proof Manipulation....Pages 873-880
William the Silent’s Argumentative Discourse....Pages 881-889
The Rhetoric of William the Silent’s Apologie a Dialectical Perspective....Pages 891-898
Back Matter....Pages 899-902