This series contains reports on original research in both pragmatics and discourse analysis.
Contributions from linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive psychologists, and …

Epistemic Normativity, Argumentation, and Fallacies Page 1 Epistemic Normativity,
Argumentation, and Fallacies HARVEY SIEGEL University of Miami Department of Philosophy …

The article outlines a general epistemological theory of argument: a theory that regards
providingjustified belief as the principal aim of argumentation, and defends it …

In this paper we defend a particular version of the epistemic approach to argumentation. We
advance some general considerations in favor of the approach and then examine the ways …

We develop conceptions of arguments and of argument types that will, by serving as the
basis for developing a natural classification of arguments, benefit work in artificial …

This paper discusses the definition of argumentation as a means for persuading an
audience on the acceptability of a thesis. It is argued that persuasion is a goal that relates …

An overview of the epistemological approach to argumentation, explaining what it is,
justifying it as better than a rhetorical or a consensual ist approach. systematizing the main …

Central to argumentation theory is a concern with normativity. Argumentation theorists are
concerned, among other things, with explaining why some arguments are good (or at least …

'Argument'has multiple meanings and referents in contemporary argumentation theory.
Theorists are well aware of this but often fail to acknowledge it in their theories. In what …

This contribution discusses some problems of Pragma-Dialectics and explains them by its
consensualistic view of the function of argumentation and by its philosophical …