1st Edition

Coalescent Argumentation

By Michael A. Gilbert Copyright 1997
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Coalescent Argumentation is based on the concept that arguments can function from agreement, rather than disagreement. To prove this idea, Gilbert first discusses how several components--emotional, visceral (physical) and kisceral (intuitive) are utilized in an argumentative setting by people everyday. These components, also characterized as "modes," are vital to argumentative communication... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Argumentation Theory. The Recent History of Argumentation Theory. The Delimitation of Argument. Argument and Arguers. Feminism and Argumentation. Part II: Multi-Modal Argumentation. Goals in Argumentation. Multi-Modal Argumentation. Argument Modalities in Argumentation Theory. Coalescent Argumentation. Applying Coalescent Argumentation. Concluding Remarks.

Biography

Michael A. Gilbert