Practical argumentation is intelligent reasoning from an agent's goals and known circumstances, and from an action selected as a means, to arrive at a decision on... Læs mere
Recent work in artificial intelligence has increasingly turned to argumentation as a rich, interdisciplinary area of research. In this book, Douglas... Læs mere
This book explains how burden of proof and presumption work as powerful devices in argumentation, based on studying many clearly explained legal and non-legal examples.
Provides a systematic analysis of major argumentation schemes and a compendium of 96 schemes. Surveying all aspects of argumentation schemes from the ground up, the book takes the... Læs mere
Media argumentation is a powerful force in our lives. From television commercials to war propaganda it can greatly influence public opinion. Walton... Læs mere
This book, written by a leading expert, and based on the latest research, shows how to apply methods of argumentation to a range of interesting examples. Written in a... Læs mere
Drawing on linguistics, legal theory, computing, and dialectics, this book analyzes statutory interpretation in terms of arguments used in everyday... Læs mere
Second edition of the introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticising bad ones. Non-technical in approach, it is based... Læs mere