Title: Handbook of argumentation theory ; a critical survey of classical backgrounds and modern studies
First published: 1987
Description: "This book is the first comprehensive survey of the study of argumentation. Beginning by defining the field and its aims and premisses, the book goes on to outline the most important theoretical backgrounds (classical rhetoric and dialectic, traditional Aristotelian logic, fallacies and modern logic). Then some major studies on argumentation are reviewed."
Subjects: Persuasion (Rhetoric), Debates and debating, P301.5.p47 e34 1987, 808.53
LC classification: P301.5.P47 E34 1987