Relevance in argumentation /
In Relevance in Argumentation, author Douglas Walton presents a new method for critically evaluating arguments for relevance. This method enables a critic to judge whether a move can be said to be relevant or irrelevant, and is based on case studies of argumentation in which a criticism has been mad...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Mahwah, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum Associates,
�2004.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=99859 |
| Summary: | In Relevance in Argumentation, author Douglas Walton presents a new method for critically evaluating arguments for relevance. This method enables a critic to judge whether a move can be said to be relevant or irrelevant, and is based on case studies of argumentation in which a criticism has been made that an argument, or part of an argument, is irrelevant. The method is laso based on a new theory of relevance that incorporates techniques of argumentation theory, logic and artificial intelligence. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1410609448 9781410609441 |
