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Giving Reasons
Lilian Bermejo Luque
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Description for Giving Reasons
Hardback. Provides a linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. This title integrates the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
This book provides a new, linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. Its main goal is to integrate the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. This model takes as its basis Speech Acts Theory in order to characterize argumentation as a second-order speech act complex. The result is a systematic and comprehensive theory of the interpretation, analysis and evaluation of arguments. This theory sheds light on the many faces of argumentative communication: verbal and non-verbal, monological and dialogical, literal and non-literal, ordinary and specialized.
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This book provides a new, linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. Its main goal is to integrate the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. This model takes as its basis Speech Acts Theory in order to characterize argumentation as a second-order speech act complex. The result is a systematic and comprehensive theory of the interpretation, analysis and evaluation of arguments. This theory sheds light on the many faces of argumentative communication: verbal and non-verbal, monological and dialogical, literal and non-literal, ordinary and specialized.
The book takes into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Argumentation Library
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400717602
SKU
V9789400717602
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Giving Reasons
From the reviews: “Bermejo-Luque’s book Giving Reasons has the ambition of developing a new theoretical approach to argumentation that integrates logical, dialectical and rhetorical aspects. The author uses speech act theory to realize her ideal of ‘a linguistic-pragmatic approach’ to argumentation. … provide a coherent, systematic and comprehensive model for argument analysis and evaluation which overcomes the shortcomings of ... Read more