Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies

Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst

• Contents: Part I:Argumentation and Communication. The Pragma-Dialectical Approach. Standpoints and Differences of Opinion. Argumentation as a Complex Speech Act. Speech Acts in a Critical Discussion. Implicit and Indirect Speech Acts. Unexpressed Premises in Argumentative Discourse. Complex Argumentation Structures. Part II:Communication and Fallacies. Analyzing and Evaluating Argumentative Discourse. Fallacies in the Confrontation. Fallacies in the Distribution of Discussion Roles. Fallacies in Representing a Standpoint. Fallacies in Choosing the Means of Defense. Fallacies in Dealing with Unexpressed Premises. Fallacies in Utilizing Starting Points. Fallacies in Utilizing Argumentation Schemes. Fallacies in Utilizing Logical Argument Forms. Fallacies in Concluding the Discussion. Fallacies in Usage. Conclusion.

"...a coherent, well-considered, and novel framework, which has been deservedly well received on several continents....Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies is an important statement of an important theory....graduate students and scholars will find this to be an essential description of pragma-dialectics."—Communication Theory