This volume discusses two distinct perspectives on the analysis of argumentative discourse: the dialectical and the rhetorical perspective. It intends to open a thorough discussion of the two approaches, their commonalities and differences, and the ways in which, in some combination or other, they can be used to further the development of sound analytic tools for dealing with argumentation.

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Preface. 1. And Always the Twain Shall Meet; F.H. van Eemeren, P. Houtlosser. 2. Reasonable Argument Before Aristotle: The Roots of the Enthymeme; J.A.E. Bons. 3. Meeting in the House of Callias: an Historical Perspective on Rhetoric and Dialectic; E.C.W. Krabbe. 4. Rhetoric and Dialectic: Some Historical and Legal Perspectives; H. Hohmann. 5. The Relation Between Dialectic and Rhetoric in a Classical and a Modern Perspective; M. Leff. 6. Evaluating Argumentative Discourse from a Rhetorical Perspective: Defining Person' and Human Life' in Constitutional Disputes over Abortion; E. Schiappa. 7. Designing Issues; J. Goodwin. 8. Pivotal Issues and Norms in Rhetorical Theories of Argumentation; F.J. Kauffeld. 9. Messages, Functional Contexts, and Categories of Fallacy: Some Dialectical and Rhetorical Considerations; S. Jacobs. 10. Strategic Maneuvering: Maintaining a Delicate Balance; F.H. van Eemeren, P. Houtlosser. The Contributors. Index of Names.