Rhetorical Argumentation: Principles of Theory and Practice [Hardcover]

The study of argumentation has primarily focused on logical and dialectical approaches, with minimal attention given to the rhetorical facets of argument. Rhetorical Argumentation: Principles of Theory and Practice approaches argumentation from a rhetorical point of view and demonstrates how logical and dialectical considerations depend on the rhetorical features of the argumentative situation. Throughout this text, author Christopher W. Tindale identifies how argumentation as a communicative practice can best be understood by its rhetorical features.

 

The study of argumentation has primarily focused on logical and dialectical approaches, with minimal attention given to the rhetorical facets of argument. Rhetorical Argumentation: Principles of Theory and Practice approaches argumentation from a rhetorical point of view and demonstrates how logical and dialectical considerations depend on the rhetorical features of the argumentative situation. Throughout this text, author Christopher W. Tindale identifies how argumentation as a communicative practice can best be understood by its rhetorical features.

 

This is a great book with wonderful information. It is easy to read and would be beneficial to students. This text would work well with certain approaches to argumentation courses.1. Introduction: A Rhetorical Turn for Argumentation
Alice's Predicament
Models of Argument
Beyond the Logical
Beyond the Dialectical
Rhetoric and Rhetorical Argumentation
The Path Ahead
2. Argument as Rhetorical...
Introduction: Rhetoric's Origin
Argument's Origin
Rhetoric and Argument in Fifth- and Fourth- Century Greece
Sophistic Argument
Sophistic Argument and the Notion of 'Fallój