Dialectic and Rhetoric

by Eemeren, F. H. Van; Houtlosser, Peter; Van Eemeren, Frans H.

• ISBN13: 9781402007033
• ISBN10: 1402007035
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

This volume discusses two distinct perspectives on the analysis of argumentative discourse: the dialectical and the rhetorical perspective. Both theoretical approaches have a long and eminent history, which is also complex. After their first development in Antiquity, remarkable changes have taken place in the way in which dialectic and rhetoric, and their relationship, have been viewed. This volume 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. Dialectic and Rhetoric: The Warp and Woof of Argumentation Analysis contains essays by prominent scholars in dialetic and rhetoric: J.A.E. Bons, Frans H. van Eemeren, Jean Goodwin, Hanns Hohmann, Peter Houtlosser, Scott Jacobs, Erik C.W. Krabbe, Fred J. Kauffeld, Michael Leff, and Edward Schlappa. All authors explain certain views on the role that dialetic and rhetoric can play, alone or in combination, in conceptualizing and analyzing argumentative discourse. The collection of essays as a whole is meant to be an inspiration to all those interested in improving the quality of the analysis of argumentative discourse.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
And Always the Twain Shall Meet	3	(10)
Frans H. van Eemeren
Peter Houtlosser
Reasonable Argument Before Aristotle: The Roots of the Enthymeme	13	(16)
J.A.E. Bons
Meeting in the House of Callias: An Historical Perspective on Rhetoric and Dialectic	29	(12)
Erik C.W. Krabbe
Rhetoric and Dialectic: Some Historical and Legal Perspectives	41	(12)
Hanns Hohmann
The Relation Between Dialectic and Rhetoric in a Classical and a Modern Perspective	53	(12)
Michael Leff
Evaluating Argumentative Discourse from a Rhetorical Perspective: Defining `Person' and `Human Life' in Constitutional Disputes Over Abortion	65	(16)
Edward Schiappa
Designing Issues	81	(16)
Jean Goodwin
Pivotal Issues and Norms in Rhetorical Theories of Argumentation	97	(22)
Fred J. Kauffeld
Messages, Functional Contexts, and Categories of Fallacy: Some Dialectical and Rhetorical Considerations	119	(12)
Scott Jacobs
Strategic Maneuvering: Maintaining A Delicate Balance	131	(30)
Frans H. van Eemeren
Peter Houtlosser
The Contributors	161	(4)
Index of Names	165