This monograph opens by presenting a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification follows, including an account of the proper reconstructon of enthymemes.

This monograph first 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, a thorough discussion of the linked-convergent distinction, and an account of the proper reconstruction of enthymemes follows.

Comprehensive dialectical theory representing argument structures incorporating Toulmin model insights Defends the linked-convergent distinction in depth, responding to virtually all recent critics in journals and proceedings

Autorentext

James Freeman received his B.A. degree from Drew University and his Ph.D. from Indiana University, He taught logic and argumentation theory at Hunter College for 40 years. His publications include Thinking Logically, Dialectics and the Macrostructure of Arguments, Acceptable Premises, and Argument Structure: Representation and Theory together with many papers in informal logic and argumentation theory.

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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.