A New Light on Non-deductive Argumentation Schemes.

T. Govier‘s description of ‘conductive argument‘ and ‘A priori analogy‘ is taken as a start to investigate non-deductive argumentation. It is here argued, that the nature of those types can be better understood when taking up a dynamic view (in addition to the usual structural view). The concepts of...

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Published in:Argumentation Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 341 - 351
Main Author: Wohlrapp, Harald
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Aug1998
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Summary:T. Govier‘s description of ‘conductive argument‘ and ‘A priori analogy‘ is taken as a start to investigate non-deductive argumentation. It is here argued, that the nature of those types can be better understood when taking up a dynamic view (in addition to the usual structural view). The concepts of ‘frame‘ and ‘position‘ are constructed in order to establish such a twofold approach.