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23I present a “reduced” version of the fifteen Pragma-dialectical rules and inquire into their theoretical status as necessary conditions for a critical discussion. Questions: In what respect is PD’s non-sufficiency a deficiency, can and must it be remedied? Brief answers: with respect to defining the concept ‘critical discussion,’ possibly, yes, if, and only if, one seeks to identify the concept ‘critical discussion’; no, if PD is for fallacy-detection.
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42Introduction: Reasoning, Argumentation, and Critical Thinking InstructionTopoi 37 (1): 91-92. 2016.
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
General Philosophy of Science |
Philosophy of Probability |