Argumentation in Practice
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Peter Houtlosser
[Controversies, 2] 2005. viii, 368 pp.
Peter Houtlosser
List of John Benjamins publications for which Peter Houtlosser plays a role.
Title
Subjects Communication Studies | Discourse studies | Philosophy | Pragmatics
Articles
2009 Strategic maneuvering: Examining argumentation in context Examining Argumentation in Context: Fifteen studies on strategic maneuvering, Eemeren, Frans H. van (ed.), pp. 1–24 | Article
2008 Rhetoric in a dialectical framework: Fallacies as derailments of strategic manoeuvring Dialogue and Rhetoric, Weigand, Edda (ed.), pp. 133–151 | Article
The fallacies are one of the most significant research topics in the study of argumentation. After Hamblin (1970) revealed the inadequacy of the dominant Logical Standard Treatment of the fallacies, several kinds of alternative treatments have been developed. The “pragma-dialectical” alternative… read more
2007 The study of argumentation as normative pragmatics Pragmatic Interfaces, Saussure, Louis de and Peter J. Schulz (eds.), pp. 161–177 | Article
In the study of argumentation there is a sharp and ideological separation between dialectical and rhetorical approaches, which needs to be remedied. The authors show how the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation can be instrumental in bridging the gap. By adopting a research programme that… read more
2005 Introduction Argumentation in Practice, Eemeren, Frans H. van and Peter Houtlosser (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Miscellaneous