#argumentation theory

[timesnewrona]

As I am writing a paper on a very small little corner in the field of argumentation theory, I have of course come across multi-modal argumentation and Michael A. Gilbert. And since his papers are extremely fun to read (well-written, witty, nicely structured) and my professor had provided us with intriguing little stories about Gilbert's life (he is a cross-dresser and has been a trans activist for decades), I finally decided to look him up and found his website which contains a sub-page titled "The Absolute Truth". It is empty. This man is an absolute legend.

[autism-season]

This article was a really good read, it has me wanting to look into the author's work some more, and potentially argumentation theory as a whole (^_^)

Digital Blackface and Its Argumentative Implications - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

While much has been written regarding the harms of Digital Blackface, within this paper I argue that Digital Blackface is harmful on an argu

[soycrates]

First week of argumentation theory, we are briefly glancing over the topic of informal logic. Week two seems to be about debate on the primacy of logical fallacies, week three examines the roots of informal logic in Aristotle's refutations and rhetoric, then we continue to study some fallacies and forms of argumentation until the short break in February. 

[maskedmarauder]

The loser in an argument is often the real winner

Professor Daniel H. Cohen, a philosopher who specializes in argumentation theory explains:

“Suppose you and I have an argument. You believe a proposition, P, and I don’t. I’ve objected, I’ve questioned, I’ve raised all sorts of counter-considerations, and in every case you’ve responded to my satisfaction. At the end of the day, I say, ‘You know what? I guess you’re right.’

So I have a new belief. And it’s not just any belief, but it’s a well-articulated, examined and battle-tested belief.

Cohen continues, “So who won that argument? Well, the war metaphor seems to force us into saying you won, even though I’m the only one who made any cognitive gain.

What did you gain cognitively from convincing me? Sure, you got some pleasure out of it, your ego stroked, maybe you get some professional status in the field but just from a cognitive point of view who was the winner?