Argumentation

Edward Schiappa is the John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His recent publications include Argumentation: Keeping Faith with Reason (Routledge, 2024) and The Transgender Exigency: Defining Sex & Gender in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2022).

“Argumentation is the root of philosophy and communication. But what exactly is it? The conceptual pillars of argument analysis, interpretation, and evaluation are explained in this book with stunning clarity and accessibility. It is a reference book, an introductory manual, a comprehensive guide for understanding how we put our reasoning in words.”Fabrizio Macagno, University of Lisbon, Portugal“With concise entries covering an expansive array of concepts, this resource guide is essential for any who study or practice argumentation. It offers clear definitions, illustrative examples, and further readings. The book is an essential glossary for anyone reading argumentation literature.”Catherine Palczewski, University of Northern Iowa, USA“In Argumentation: The Key Concepts, Edward Schiappa provides an invaluable introduction and bibliography covering 175 central ideas that have shaped the study of public argument and formal logic. The book should be on the shelf of every argumentation scholar.”Robert C. Rowland, University of Kansa, USA"If you are a researcher in any of the many subfields of Argumentation, this is a book for you. If you are a teacher or a student in a class on Argumentation, this is a very useful book for you. If you are working in Argumentation within the area of Artificial Intelligence and its central role in AI, this is a must book for you. This is so that you can be informed about the multi-faceted nature of Argumentation to help you with the much-needed injection of elements from the study of human argumentation in the quest for machine argumentation."Antonis Kakas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsPrefaceAbduction (Abductive Reasoning)Affirming a Disjunct (argument by dilemma)Analogical reasoningAntecedentArgumentArgumentative patternArgumentative styleArgumentum ad baculum (appeal to force)Argumentum ad hominem (fallacy)Argumentum ad hominem (in philosophy)Argumentum ad misericordium (appeal to pity)Argumentum ad populum (bandwagon fallacy)Argumentum ad rem (argument to the matter)Argument diagrammingArgument evaluationArgument from analogyArgument from authorityArgument from ignoranceArgument metaphorsArgument reconstructionArgument strengthArgumentation and advocacyArgumentation ethicsArgumentative grammarArgumentativityArtificial Intelligence and argumentAudience adaptationAxiomBackingBiconditionalsBivalent logicBurden of proofBurden of rejoinderCausal argumentCircular reasoningClaimCogencyCognitive biasesCognitive research on argumentationCommitmentCommon knowledge (Sensus Communis) Communicative Action TheoryComputational Models of ArgumentConclusionConjunctionConsensusConsequentConstructive argumentationConstructive dilemmaContextContradictionControversyCooperative argumentCounterfactualCounterplanCritical Discourse AnalysisCritical thinkingCultural norms of argumentationDebateDeductive reasoningDefeasible reasoningDefinitions and definitional argumentDeliberative rhetoricDestructive dilemmaDialecticDialogical argumentationDiscourse communityDiscovery and inventionDisjunctive reasoningDoublespeakElaboration Likelihood ModelEmbodimentEmotive argumentsEnactmentEnthymemeEristicEthosEvidenceEvidence-based reasoningExplanatory argumentsFactual claimsFallaciesFallacy of relative privationFalse cause (post hoc fallacy)Feminine styleFeminist argument theoryFields of argumentFormal logicFraming analysisIdentity argumentIncommensurabilityInductive reasoningInferenceInformal logicInformation seekingInquiryInterpersonal argumentJustificationLemmaLinguistic approaches to argument studiesLogical operatorsLogical PositivismLogosMeta-argumentationMetacognitionMisinformationModal logicModus ponens and modus tollensMultimodal argumentNarrative argumentNatural argumentNegotiationNon sequitorNormative reasoningObligation GameParody and satirePathosPersonal sphere of argumentPersuasionPolicy claimsPragma-DialecticsPragmaticsPredicate logicPremisePresumptionProofPropositionPublic sphere of argumentQualifierQuantifierQuantitative reasoningRacist argumentRadical argumentativismRationalityReasonRebuttalReconstructive analysis Red herringReductio ad absurdumRelevanceRhetoricRhetorical analysisScientific rhetoricSelfhood and argumentSemanticsSign reasoningSignificanceSlippery slopeSocratic methodSolvencySoundnessStandpoint analysisStasisStock IssuesStrategic designStrategic maneuveringStraw person argumentStyleSyllogistic reasoningTautologyTechnical sphere of argumentTheoremTopoiToulmin ModelTranspositionTu quoque fallacyUnexpressed premiseUniversal audienceUniversal generalizationValidity, formalValidity, informalValue Based Argumentation FrameworksValue claimsVisual argumentationWarrantBibliographyIndex