Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The realm of argumentation studies; 3. A model of a critical discussion; 4. Relevance; 5. Analysis as reconstruction; 6. Rules for a critical discussion; 7. Fallacies; 8. A code of conduct for reasonable discussants.

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This is a major contribution to the study of argumentation.

Reviews

'This is the most important argumentation theory in the world today. It is the only theory that incorporates a developed underlying philosophical perspective with a complete elaboration of a theory and a full account of its practical applications. It is the only theory that integrates insights from the complete range of fields in which argumentation is studied (among others: linguistics, philosophy of language, logic, communications, rhetoric) ... It has had simply a huge influence on argumentation studies around the world.' J. Anthony Blair, University of Windsor '... a major event in argumentation theory scholarship.' Michael C. Leff, Northwestern University