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On ‘Burdens’ Of Proof In Ordinary Language Argumentation, Christopher Thomson
On ‘Burdens’ Of Proof In Ordinary Language Argumentation, Christopher Thomson
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Various textbooks in logic and rhetoric seem content to treat the notion of the burden of proof as if it were a simple obligation associated with the act of proffering statements for another's consideration. Nevertheless, we can uncover cases in argumentation where both sides champion statements but only one side bears a burden of proof. I believe that an explanation for this difference in emphasis will involve distinguishing between two different (but not unrelated) burdens of proof that can come to bear in the course of an argument.
Commentary On Thomson, Fred Kauffeld
Fallacies On Film, Mark Vorobej
Fallacies On Film, Mark Vorobej
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This paper explores the question of how films may be used to enhance the teaching of fallacies. Theoretical questions about the nature of fallacies will be addressed along with pedagogical issues. The paper is structured around a case study—an examination of various arguments from ignorance as articulated by fictional characters in the 1964 Hammer horror production of The Gorgon
The Normative Impotence Of Ideal Models, John Woods
The Normative Impotence Of Ideal Models, John Woods
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In the methodology of theory construction, the concept of "intuitions" is commonly assigned a central role. This is especially true of philosophical and social scientific theories or rational human agency. An equally important trait of such accounts is the theorist's employment of "ideal models" or rational agency. It is frequently supposed that the concept of intuitions and the concept of ideal models link in such a way as to give rise to a coherent and load-bearing notion of "objective normativity." This paper shows, with reference to a wide range of contemporary theories, (a) that the employment of ideal models is …
Commentary On Woods, Robert C. Pinto
Rhetoric And The Unconscious, Michael Billig
Rhetoric And The Unconscious, Michael Billig
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This paper develops the ideas of rhetorical psychology by applying them to some basic Freudian concepts. In so doing, the paper considers whether there might be a 'Dialogic Unconscious'. So far rhetorical psychology has tended to concentrate upon conscious thought rather than on the unconscious. It has suggested that thinking is modelled on argument and dialogue, and that rhetoric provides the means of opening up matters for thought and discussion. However, rhetoric may also provide the means for closing down topics and, thereby, provide the means of repression. It will be suggested that language is not merely expressive but it …
The Role Of Rhetoric In Rational Argumentation, Nicholas Rescher
The Role Of Rhetoric In Rational Argumentation, Nicholas Rescher
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The structure of this discussion will be tripartite. First it will set out a way of distinguishing between rhetoric and strictly rational argumentation. Next it will consider some of the ramifications of this proposed way of looking at the matter—in particular what its implications are for rationality and for rhetoric, respectively. Finally it examines how this perspective bears on the project of philosophizing. The paper's ultimate aim, accordingly, is to consider what light such an analysis can shed upon philosophy and philosophizing.
Introduction: The Importance Of Rhetoric For Argumentation, Christopher W. Tindale
Introduction: The Importance Of Rhetoric For Argumentation, Christopher W. Tindale
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Commentary On Jacquette, Hans V. Hansen
On The Relation Of Informal To Formal Logic, Dale Jacquette
On The Relation Of Informal To Formal Logic, Dale Jacquette
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The distinction between formal and informal logic is clarified as a prelude to considering their ideal relation. Aristotle's syllogistic describes forms of valid inference, and is in that sense a formal logic. Yet the square of opposition and rules of middle term distribution of positive or negative propositions in an argument's premises and conclusion are standardly received as devices of so-called informal logic and critical reasoning. I propose a more exact criterion for distinguishing between formal and informal logic, and then defend a model for fruitful interaction between informal and formal methods of investigating and critically assessing the logic of …
Commentary On Johnson, Joseph Wenzel
Presumptions And The Distribution Of Argumentative Burdens In Acts Of Proposing And Accusing, Fred Kauffeld
Presumptions And The Distribution Of Argumentative Burdens In Acts Of Proposing And Accusing, Fred Kauffeld
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This paper joins the voices warning against hasty transference of legal concepts of presumption to other kinds of argumentation, especially to deliberation about future acts and policies. Comparison of the pragmatics which respectively constitute the illocutionary acts of ACCUSING and PROPOSING reveals striking differences in the ways presumptions prompt accusers and proposers to undertake probative responsibilities and, also, points to corresponding differences in their probative duties. This comparison highlights significant contrasts between the way presumptions figure in legal reasoning as opposed to deliberation; the comparison also raises theoretically important questions about the norms governing persuasive argumentation. This paper is based …
Commentary On Kominar, Jerome Bickenbach
Commentary On Kominar, Jerome Bickenbach
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Commentary On Krabbe, John Hoaglund
Feminist Reasoning About Reason, Ingrid Makus
Feminist Reasoning About Reason, Ingrid Makus
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In this paper, I focus on the postmodern feminist criticism of reason. I argue that postmodern feminism is in part a response to political concerns over valuing womens' differences but that the philosophical ideas it propounds cannot fully address these political concerns. Moreover, postmodern feminism branches into two directions, partly in the face of criticisms directed at it. The one becomes a form of intellectual play, the other becomes imbued with ethic of care assumptions. I recommend that feminism of sameness may provide a better vehicle than either postmodern or ethic of care feminism for addressing the `masculinist biases' of …
Outdoing Lewis Carrol: Judicial Rhetoric And Acceptable Fictions, Gwen C. Matthewson
Outdoing Lewis Carrol: Judicial Rhetoric And Acceptable Fictions, Gwen C. Matthewson
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This paper examines the functions of narrative within written legal argumentation. My purposes are these: 1) to repudiate common assumptions that differentiate "argumentation" and "storytelling" in the law; 2) to begin to theorize anew how legal argumentation functions; 3) to explore the difficulties of evaluating the law's argumentative narratives, and 4) to trace some of the anxiety that judges themselves reveal about their roles as storytellers. I conclude that narrative is necessary to law's claims to authority, even as it complicates our understandings about how legislative policy decisions produce effects, and even as judges themselves seek to mask its importance.
Commentary On Makus, Carmel M. Forde
Commentary On Matthewson, Jacqueline Macgregor Davies
Commentary On Matthewson, Jacqueline Macgregor Davies
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Commentary On Browne, Keeley & Hiers, Derek Allen
Commentary On Browne, Keeley & Hiers, Derek Allen
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