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ON THE DEFINITION OF CONDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS
In 1971, Wellman coined the terms “conduction” and “conductive”to name a distinctive kind of reasoning, different both from deductive and in-ductive reasoning. Most authors think that the weighing of pros and cons is thedistinctive feature of conduction.
HUBERTO MARRAUD
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Conductive Arguments: Why is This Still a Thing?
Conductive arguments, as a separate category of reasoning, has experienced a revival. In 2010, the University of Windsor’s Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation, and Rhetoric dedicated a two-day symposium to the topic and later published the ...
Kevin Possin
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Conductive Argument as a Mode of Strategic Maneuvering
This paper is to argue that conductive arguments could be understood from a rhetorical perspective. It contends that conductive arguments can be regarded as a particular mode of strategic maneuvering, rather than a new type of argument.
Yun Xie
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Conductive Argument, An Overlooked Type of Defeasible Reasoning
Edited by J. Anthony Blair and Ralph H. Johnson King’s College London, UK: College Publications, 2011. Pp. vii, 1-299. Softcover. ISBN: 978-1-84890-030-1.
Fabio Paglieri
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Arguments that take Counterconsiderations into Account [PDF]
This paper examines arguments that take counter- considerations into account, and it does so from a dialogical point of view. According to my account, a counterconsideration is part of a critical reaction from a real or imagined opponent, and an arguer ...
Jan Albert van Laar
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Issues of Logicism and Objectivity
Concerning Harald Wohlrapp’s theories, many fascinating issues arise. I shall concentrate here on aspects especially relevant to the treatment of pro and con argumentation, a type of what has been called conductive argument. Though initially intrigued by
Trudy Govier
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Relevance, Conduction and Canada's Rape-Shield Decision
I examine a Canadian Supreme Court decision concerning the constitutionality of Canada's 1982 rape-shield legislation, and suggest how material from the decision might profitably be used in an informal-logic class in connection with the topics of ...
Derek Allen
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Women's emotion work on Facebook: Strategic use of emotions in public discourse [PDF]
Debates on Facebook are frequently accused of being too emotional, and rational arguments give way to anger, outrage, and polarisation. Emotions are often juxtaposed against reasoning in public deliberation, as they are not considered rational but ...
Hilde Sakariassen
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This paper presents a formalization of informal logic using the Carneades Argumentation System (CAS), a formal, computational model of argument that consists of a formal model of argument graphs and audiences.
Douglas Walton, Thomas F. Gordon
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Innovative semantics of modern English prefixal verbs
The article is devoted to the study of neоlogisms of prefixal verbs of modern English. The essence of the concept of "neologism" and its definition based on the authoritative views of linguists and the author's vision are highlighted.
Anna Dudok
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