This monograph presents a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification of this method through a dialectical understanding of argument, a critical examination of Toulmin on warrants, and a thorough discussion of the linked-convergent distinction follows. Discussion includes consideration of alternative understandings of argument structure and its representation presented in Wigmore's chart method, Pollock's inference graphs, and the pragma-dialectical approach to argumentation. An account of the proper reconstruction of enthymemes and issues at the border of structural analysis versus evaluation of arguments conclude the book.

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Preface.- Chapter One An Approach to Argument Macrostructure.- Chapter Two The Dialectical Nature of ARGUMENT.- Chapter Three Toulmin's Problematic Notion of Warrant.- Chapter Four The Linked-Convergent DistinctionA First Approximation.- Chapter Five Argument Structure and Disciplinary Perspective: The Linked-Convergent versus Multiple-Co-ordinatively Compound Distinctions.- Chapter Six The Linked-Convergent DistinctionRefining the Criterion.- Chapter Seven Argument Structure and Enthymemes.- Chapter Eight From Analysis to Evaluation.-References.- Index.