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11Classically an argument terminates when the parties involved agree to the truth of a proposition known as the claim. On Gilbert's model of multi-model argumentation this approach is inadequate since a "claim" as such does not exist except as a logical artifact or abbreviation. In its place one must consider a "position," an object that contains within it much more information than can be found in an individual statement. While this adds a greater amount of complexity, it has the advantage of mor…Read more
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16Sperber and Mercier maintain that argumentation is a meta-representational module. In their evolutionary view of argumentation, the function of this module would be to regulate the flow of information between interlocutors through persuasiveness on the side of the communicator and epistemic vigilance on the side of the audience. The aim of this paper is to discuss this definition of argumen-tation by analyzing what they mean by “communicator’s persuasiveness” and “audience epistemic vigilance”
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9This paper begins the development of a pragmatics of emotion based on the pragma-dialectical programme, Externalization, Socialization, Functionalization, and Dialectification, applied to the emotional mode of argumentation. The first step points out a systematic equivocation within pragma-dialectics between the notion of argument and that of 'dialectics.' With this cleared, it is shown that each of the first three main assumptions can be altered to accommodate a non-logical mode of communicatio…Read more
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40Arguing with PeopleBroadview Press. 2014._Arguing with People_ brings developments from the field of Argumentation Theory to bear on critical thinking in a clear and accessible way. This book expands the critical thinking toolkit, and shows how those tools can be applied in the hurly-burly of everyday arguing. Gilbert emphasizes the importance of understanding real arguments, understanding just who you are arguing with, and knowing how to use that information for successful argumentation. Interesting examples and partner exercises are …Read more
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8Multi-Modal 2020Informal Logic 44 (1): 487-506. 2022.My essay, “Multi-modal argumentation” was published in the journal, _Philosophy of the Social Sciences,_ in 1994. This information appeared again in my book, _Coalescent argumentation_ in 1997. In the ensuing twenty years, there have been many changes in argumentation theory, and I would like to take this opportunity to examine my now middle-aged theory in light of the developments in our discipline. I will begin by relating how a once keen intended lawyer and then formal logician ended up in ar…Read more
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13Multi-Modal 2020: Multi-Modal Argumentation 30 Years LaterInformal Logic 43 (4): 487-506. 2022.My essay, “Multi-modal argumentation” was published in the journal, _Philosophy of the Social Sciences,_ in 1994. This information appeared again in my book, _Coalescent argumentation_ in 1997. In the ensuing twenty years, there have been many changes in argumentation theory, and I would like to take this opportunity to examine my now middle-aged theory in light of the developments in our discipline. I will begin by relating how a once keen intended lawyer and then formal logician ended up in ar…Read more
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63Emotion, Argumentation and Informal LogicInformal Logic 24 (3): 245-264. 2004.Over the past 60 years there have been tremendous advances made in Argumentation Theory. One crucial advance has been the move from the investigation of static arguments to a concern with dialogic interactions in concrete contexts. This focus has entailed a slow shift toward involving both non-logical and non-discursive elements in the analysis of an argument. I argue that the traditional attitude Informal Logic has displayed toward emotion can be and ought be moderated. In particular, I examine…Read more
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18A heuristic procedure for natural deduction derivations using reductio ad absurdumNotre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 17 (4): 638-639. 1976.
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19Book Reviews : Charles Arthur Willard, A Theory of Argumentation. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa and London, 1989. Pp. xi, 360, $38.95 (cloth (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 23 (2): 257-262. 1993.
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61W.C. Booth - The Rhetoric of Rhetoric: The Quest for Effective CommunicationInformal Logic 27 (3): 303. 2007.
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5Book Reviews : Douglas Walton, The Place of Emotion in Argument. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, 1992. Pp. xiv + 294. $45.00 (cloth); $14.95 (paper (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 25 (1): 126-131. 1995.
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72The Kisceral: Reason and Intuition in Argumentation (review)Argumentation 25 (2): 163-170. 2011.Gilbert’s four modes of communication include the logical, the emotional, the visceral and the kisceral, which last has not received much attention at all. This mode covers the forms of argument that rely on intuition and undefended basal assumptions. These forms range from the scientific and mathematical to the religious and mystical. In this paper these forms will be examined, and suggestions made for ways in which intuitive frameworks can be compared and valued.
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30The Enthymeme Buster: A Heuristic Procedure for Position Exploration in Dialogic DisputeInformal Logic 13 (3). 1991.Positions in dialogic dispute are presented enthymematically. It is important to explore the position the disputant holds. A model is offered which relies on the presentation of a counter-example to an inferred missing premiss. The example may be: [A+J embraced as falling under the rule; [A-] rejected as basically changing the position; or, [R] rejected as changing the proffered missing premiss. In each case the offered model indicates the next appropriate action. The focus of the model is on un…Read more
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9The Delimitation of ‘Argument’Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 15 (1): 63-75. 1995.
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59Natural Normativity: Argumentation Theory as an Engaged DisciplineInformal Logic 27 (2): 149-161. 2007.Natural normativity describes the means whereby social and cultural controls are placed on argumentative behaviour. The three main components of this are Goals, Context, and Ethos, which combine to form a dynamic and situational framework. Natural normativity is explained in light of Pragma-dialectics, Informal Logic, and Rhetoric. Finally, the theory is applied to the Biro-Siegel challenge
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7Multi-Modal 2020: Multi-Modal Argumentation 30 Years LaterInformal Logic 43 (4): 487-506. 2022.My essay, “Multi-modal argumentation” was published in the journal, _Philosophy of the Social Sciences,_ in 1994. This information appeared again in my book, _Coalescent argumentation_ in 1997. In the ensuing twenty years, there have been many changes in argumentation theory, and I would like to take this opportunity to examine my now middle-aged theory in light of the developments in our discipline. I will begin by relating how a once keen intended lawyer and then formal logician ended up in ar…Read more
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50Makau and Marty's Cooperative Argumentation: A Model for Deliberative CommunityInformal Logic 24 (3). 2004.
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46Informal Logic, Argumentation Theory and Artificial IntelligenceInformal Logic 22 (3). 2002.Informal Logic, Argumentation Theory and Artificial Intelligence
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53Feminism, Argumentation and CoalescenceInformal Logic 16 (2). 1994.This essay begins with a critique of the Critical-Logical model dominant in contemporary argumentation theory. The concerns raised stem primarily from considerations brought by several feminist thinkers including Carol Gilligan, Karen Warren, Deborah Tannen and, most especially, Andrea Nye. It is argued that, in light of these considerations, and concerns of essentialism or non-essentialism notwithstanding, that the Critical-Logical model is liable to dis-enfranchise a significant part of the po…Read more
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37Effing the Ineffable: The Logocentric Fallacy in Argumentation (review)Argumentation 16 (1): 21-32. 2002.Words, just because they are words, are not inherently clear. The message they contain becomes clear to those who speak the language and are familiar with the issues and contexts. If the message lacks linguistic clarity the recipient of the message will typically make a query that will bring forth further information intended to clarify. The result might be more words, but it might also involve pointing or drawing, or words that utilize other modes such as references to context, history, and so …Read more
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36E-motion: Moving Toward the Utilization of Artificial EmotionInformal Logic 22 (3). 2002.During human-human interaction, emotion plays a vital role in structuring dialogue. Emotional content drives features such as topic shift, lexicalisation change and timing; it affects the delicate balance between goals related to the task at hand and those of social interaction; and it represents one type of feedback on the effect that utterances are having. These various facets are so central to most real-world interaction, that it is reasonable to suppose that emotion should also play an impor…Read more
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