On the utility of descriptive diagrams for the analysis and criticism of arguments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12010906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Arthur Willard (Dartmouth Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 308-319 |
| Publication date | 1976-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Monographs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-7751 • E-ISSN: 1479-5787 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03637757609375942 |
| OpenAlex | W1970001009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
Argument diagrams, especially Stephen Toulmin's "layout," have enjoyed wide popularity, but the theoretical assumptions behind the use of such diagrams are very suspect. Diagrams are linguistically biased; they abstract arguments out of social contexts; and it is impossible to clearly define and delimit the phenomena they represent. The disadvantages of their use outweigh any conceptual advantages they might provide, and the rhetorical critic and argumentation theorist are enjoined to eschew their use
Argument (complex analysis · Argumentation theory · Criticism · Economics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Popularity · Positive economics · Rhetorical criticism · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Suspect · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Potential of Argument in Knowledge Building
Visual rhetorical argumentation
Propositional Argument Is to Argument What Talking About Passion Is to Passion
“To want to prove it … is … really superfluous”
Com que é que se parece uma argumentação? Representações sociais do argumentar
A Reformulation of the Concept of Argument
Two models of syllogistic reasoning
Structure of conversational argument
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2018 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |