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- Provides an in-depth analysis of argumentation in context as offered by the Argumentum Model of Topics (AMT)
- Offers an innovative historical reconstruction and re-interpretation of many aspects of Aristotle and Cicero
- Presents a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the tradition of studies on topics, including authors that are often not considered
- Contains a unique compendium of case studies on the use of AMT
Part of the book series: Argumentation Library (ARGA, volume 34)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Tradition of Topics
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Front Matter
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The Argumentum Model of Topics
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book investigates the role of inference in argumentation, considering how arguments support standpoints on the basis of different loci. The authors propose and illustrate a model for the analysis of the standpoint-argument connection, called Argumentum Model of Topics (AMT). A prominent feature of the AMT is that it distinguishes, within each and every single argumentation, between an inferential-procedural component, on which the reasoning process is based; and a material-contextual component, which anchors the argument in the interlocutors’ cultural and factual common ground. The AMT explains how these components differ and how they are intertwined within each single argument. This model is introduced in Part II of the book, following a careful reconstruction of the enormously rich tradition of studies on inference in argumentation, from the antiquity to contemporary authors, without neglecting medieval and post-medieval contributions. The AMT is a contemporary model grounded in a dialogue with such tradition, whose crucial aspects are illuminated in this book.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland
Eddo Rigotti, Sara Greco
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Inference in Argumentation
Book Subtitle: A Topics-Based Approach to Argument Schemes
Authors: Eddo Rigotti, Sara Greco
Series Title: Argumentation Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04568-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04566-1Published: 27 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04568-5Published: 10 December 2018
Series ISSN: 1566-7650
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1907
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 325
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Comparative Linguistics, Philosophy of Language, Communication Studies