Author |
Schlesinger, I. M.
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Series |
Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; v. 7 |
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Human cognitive processing ;
v. 7.
1387-6724
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Subject |
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
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Reasoning.
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Alt Name |
Keren-Portnoy, Tamar.
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Parush, Tamar.
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Description |
1 online resource (xix, 263 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome rdacc |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and indexes. |
Contents |
The Structure of Arguments; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Reasoning and arguing; Chapter 2 Arguments as operations; Chapter 3 Operators, targets, outcomes; Chapter 4 Compounds; Chapter 5 Justi W cations; Chapter 6 Con X ations; Chapter 7 Questions; Chapter 8 Connections; Chapter 9 Relations within and between arguments; Chapter 10 Expressed arguments; Notes; References; Appendices; Author index; Subject index; List of symbols. |
Summary |
An important tool for scientific study in any field is a formal language in which the phenomena can be described and hypotheses formulated. In this book a formal notation is developed for the description of the cognitive structure of arguments. The analyses based on this notation are more fine-grained than the analyses in previous attempts, and they are applicable not only to arguments but to all types of moves in a discourse. Further, the notational system provides a basis for the description of relations between arguments and the structure of the discourse as a whole. In the final chapter, s. |
Note |
Print version record. |
ISBN |
1588110702 (hb. ; alk. paper) |
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9781588110701 (hb. ; alk. paper) |
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9789027298294 (electronic bk.) |
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9027298297 (electronic bk.) |
OCLC # |
70740775 |
Additional Format |
Print version: Schlesinger, I.M. Structure of arguments. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2001 (DLC) 2001035012 |
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