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- Amounts to there being a presumption in favor of the premise. We have also argued that presumption is dependent on the sources which have vouched for a statement. We have further claimed that whether a source's vouching for a statement creates a presumption for it depends in part on what type of statement is being vouched for. Suppose a proponent P vouches for both of these statements: "There is a red apple on the window sill." "Horatio placed the red apple on the window sill to show his love for Ophelia." Intuitively (1)
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- And that part of the explanation consists in pointing out that the first statement is a description while the second is an interpretation. But this brings us to the issue of what types of statements are there and how we distinguish them. The field of rhetoric known as stasis theory addresses these issues. However (1)
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Indicators Of Obiter Dicta, José Plug
Indicators Of Obiter Dicta, José Plug
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In addition to ratio decidendi (the necessary arguments), judges are allowed to include obiter dicta (arguments which are superfluous) in their decisions.The interpretative decision that an argument is superfluous may be justified by reference to the verbal presentation of the argument. In this paper I discuss several words and expressions that, in legal practice, are considered to be indicators of additional considerations. Starting from a pragma-dialectical characterization of additional considerations, I evaluate some examples of these cases in order to examine which words and expressions can be seen as indicators of obiter dicta.
Commentary On Powers, John Woods
Commentary On Rehg, Marcello Guarini
Argumentation Theory And The Recent Philosophy Of Science, William Rehg
Argumentation Theory And The Recent Philosophy Of Science, William Rehg
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The thesis of my paper is that argumentation theory provides a promising heuristic framework for addressing issues raised by the rationality debates in the philosophy of science, in particular the issues connected with scientific controversies over the appraisal and choice of competing theories. The first part of the paper grounds this thesis historically. In criticizing the logical empiricists, Thomas Kuhn set the stage for the subsequent opposition between a normative, anti-sociological philosophy of science and a descriptive, anti-philosophical sociology of knowledge. But he also hinted at the main lines of a multi-dimensional theory of argumentation which might frame a wide …
Commentary On Slade, Deborah Berrill
Mill’S Fallacies: Theory And Practice, Marie J. Secor
Mill’S Fallacies: Theory And Practice, Marie J. Secor
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In noting contemporary neglect of Mill's work on fallacy, Hansen and Pinto say that his account is tied more closely to scientific methodology than to problems of public discourse and everyday argumentation. This paper re-examines Mill's fallacies from a rhetorical perspective, assessing the extent to which his examples—drawn from the domain of popular superstition, science, philosophy, and public discussion—fits his theoretical structure. In articulating the relationship between Mill's philosophical assumptions and the discursive practices of the fields from which he draws his examples, it will suggest the ambiguities in Mill's mentalistic, rationalistic, inductivist approach and the inescapable rhetoricity of his …
Commentary On Snoeck-Henkemans, J Anthony Blair
Commentary On Snoeck-Henkemans, J Anthony Blair
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Verbal Indicators Of Argumentation And Explanation, A Francisca Snoeck Henkemans
Verbal Indicators Of Argumentation And Explanation, A Francisca Snoeck Henkemans
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Linguistic descriptions of (markers of) textual relations are not always immediately relevant for providing guidelines to the analysis of argumentative discourse. This is partly due to the fact that these descriptions usually do not distinguish between argumentative and explanatory relations. The paper argues that the identification of argumentative and explanatory relations can benefit from combining insight into the use of certain specific linguistic expressions with insight into the contextual preconditions for performing the speech acts of arguing and explaining.
Commentary On Plug, David Godden
Commentary On Thomson, Fred Kauffeld
Commentary On Vorobej, David Birdsell
Commentary On Yanal, Robert W. Binkley
Argument And Conviction, Robert J. Yanal
Argument And Conviction, Robert J. Yanal
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Shouldn't we be convinced by good (valid) arguments and not by bad ones? But there are valid arguments with true premises that are not known to be true. What we minimally expect is that people follow the logic of the argument. How will they do this? Descartes advised us to perceive clearly and distinctly the steps in the argument. Aristotle looked toward the enthymeme so that the audience would draw the conclusion on their own. These 'thinking through' strategies are an aid to conviction but cannot guarantee it. Do we need the fallacies and other dirty tricks of rhetoric after …
Commentary On Aberdein, Bruce Russell
Commentary On Adler, Dale Jacquette
Commentary On Freeman, Marie Secor
Forms Of Authority And The Real Argumentum Ad Verecundiam, Jean Goodwin
Forms Of Authority And The Real Argumentum Ad Verecundiam, Jean Goodwin
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We ordinarily distinguish between the authority exercised by an expert and that exercised by a commander. Nevertheless, prior argumentation theorists have been unable to articulate fully the grounds on which we make this distinction. In this paper, I propose a principle for distinguishing types of authorities. I argue further that on this principle, Locke's argumentum ad verecundiam represents a third type, reducible neither to command nor expertise. Finally, I point to significant instances of this third appeal to authority, especially in Roman legal and political discourse.
Infinite Regress Of Recurring Questions And Answers, Claude Gratton
Infinite Regress Of Recurring Questions And Answers, Claude Gratton
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I examine a number of infinite regress arguments whose infinite regresses are presented or described in terms of recurring questions and answers in order to determine whether such recurring questions have any role in generating these infinite regresses, or in disqualifying the recurring answers. I argue that despite the existence of such infinite regress arguments and the suggestions of some philosophers, these recurring questions have no such roles. Some ways of handling these infinite regress arguments are then proposed.
The Topics In Classical And Modern Theories Of Interpretation, Albert W. Halsall
The Topics In Classical And Modern Theories Of Interpretation, Albert W. Halsall
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The purpose is to discuss some of the results and problems presented by the study of the topics between Aristotle's work and the treatment of them by Perelman and his followers. For instance, the method whereby classical and modern rhetorical theorists connect figurative language with techniques of persuasion, consists in proposing that there exists a restricted number of "universal" argumentative strategies. Until the Renaissance, text producers and receivers shared a common knowledge of such argumentative procedures. In the twentieth century, Perelman and others have re-conceived the topics making up the "New Rhetoric's" argumentative function, as comparison of the two systems …
Commentary On Kauffeld, James B. Freeman
Commentary On Kauffeld, James B. Freeman
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The Reconstruction Of Legal Analogy-Argumentation: Monological And Dialogical Approaches, Harrm Kloosterhuis
The Reconstruction Of Legal Analogy-Argumentation: Monological And Dialogical Approaches, Harrm Kloosterhuis
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In this contribution two approaches of legal analogy-argumentation will be discussed: the traditional, monological approach and the dialogical approach. This contribution aims at answering the question in how far these approaches may serve as adequate instruments for rational reconstructions of this analogy-argumentation. We will also indicate along which lines the insights resulting from these approaches may be developed further in order to arrive at a more comprehensive and systematic method for a rational reconstruction of argumentation of this sort. We will make use of the insights gained from the pragma-dialectical argumentation theory.
Do The Fallacies You Favour Retard The Growth Of Knowledge?, Connie Missimer
Do The Fallacies You Favour Retard The Growth Of Knowledge?, Connie Missimer
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A simple way to approach fallacies is to ask, "Has reasoning-strategy X retarded or halted the growth of knowledge?" and seek uncontroversial historical events as empirical support for the fallacy moniker. Historical support also offers a means of retiring reasoning strategies heretofore thought fallacious—they are wrongly accused if they helped drive knowledge. Finally, this approach allows us to be more critical of our argumentative practices. Evidence is offered for an Intuitive Fallacy: In its extreme form it rules out the possibility of (contradicting) evidence; in its weaker form, it is a non-response to evidence that appears to be a response.
Argument And Authority: On The Pragmatic Basis Of Accepting An Appeal To Authority, Marco Ruhl
Argument And Authority: On The Pragmatic Basis Of Accepting An Appeal To Authority, Marco Ruhl
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According to an everyday concept of 'argumentation' the presence of authority rules out the possibility for argumentation. However, in the case of appeal to authority, e.g., argumentation and authority coexist. The analysis of (idealized) teacher-and-student interactions shows that a teacher's utterances are critically evaluated by the students, although these may lack relevant knowledge for adequate evaluation. The teacher cannot rely upon his authority alone; if the students accept what she says, the acceptance can be said to be the positive result of a critical evaluation based on the students' knowledge about the subject. Therefore, a dialogical concept of argument acceptability, …
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
University Of Windsor Faculty Of Engineering Yearbook 1996-1997, University Of Windsor
University Of Windsor Faculty Of Engineering Yearbook 1996-1997, University Of Windsor
University of Windsor Faculty of Engineering Yearbooks
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The Lance: School Year 1996-1997, University Of Windsor
The Lance: School Year 1996-1997, University Of Windsor
The Lance
School Year 1996-1997
Vol. 69: no. 1 (1996: Sept. 3) 24p.
Vol. 69: no. 2 (1996: Sept. 10) 20p.
Vol. 69: no. 3 (1996: Sept. 17) 24p.
Vol. 69: no. 4 (1996: Sept. 24) 20p.
Vol. 69: no. 5 (1996: Oct. 1) 20p.
Vol. 69: no. 6 (1996: Oct. 8) 16p.
Vol. 69: no. 7 (1996: Oct. 15) 16p.
Vol. 69: no. 8 (1996: Oct. 22) 16p.
Vol. 69: no. 9 (1996: Oct. 29) 20p.
Vol. 69: no. 10 (1996: Nov. 5) 12p.
Vol. 69: no. 11 (1996: Nov. 12) 16p.
Vol. 69: no. 12 (1996: Nov. 19) 20p.
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Index: Dramatic Representations Issue
Cover: Dramatic Representations Issue
9.1 Dramatic Representations
Rampike
Peter Jaeger, Betty Radin, Marie-Claire Blais, Nicole Brossard, Pete Spence, Linda & Ron Baird, Julia Hoerner, David Fennario, Gary Barwin, Dick Higgins, Karen MacCormack, Jane Rohrschneider, Natalee Caple, Frank Davey, Victor Coleman, Stuart Ross, Russell Harrison, Laurie Kruk, Sheila Murphy, Robert Priest, Gordon Michael Allen, Henry Ferris, Stephen Cain, Pete Spence, Alexandra Leggat, Kathleen Yearwood, David Groulx, Rolland Nadjiwon, Armand Garnet-Ruffo, Judy MacDonald, Steven Whittaker, John Barlow, Eckhard Gerdes, Mark Kerwin, Jill Batson, Karl Jirgens.
Cover Art: Sculpture by Linda & Ron Baird.