Vorobej develops a novel approach to argument interpretation and evaluation that synthesizes subjective concerns about the personal points of view of individual arguers with objective concerns about the structural properties of arguments. One of the key themes is that we cannot succeed in distinguishing good argument from bad arguments until we learn to listen carefully to others. A Theory of Argument is intended for students in philosophy, communications studies and linguistics who have completed at least one course in argumentation theory, information logic, critical thinking, or formal logic.
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Part I. Macrostructure: 1. Arguments; 2. Cogency; 3. Normality; Part II. Microstructure: 4. Convergence; 5. Linkage; 6. Supplementation.
