Topical Themes in Argumentation Theory

Introduction: Some Highlights in Recent Theorizing; Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen.- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives.- 1. Rhetorical Argument; James F. Klumpp.- 2. Meta-Argumentation: Prolegomena to a Dutch Project; Maurice A. Finocchiaro.- 3. Wittgenstein’s Influence on Hamblin’s Concept of “Dialectical”; Ralph H. Johnson.- Part II: Views on Dissensus and Deep Disagreement.- 4. Can Argumentation Really Deal with Dissensus?; James B. Freeman.- 5. The Appeal for Transcendence: A Possible Response to Cases of Deep Disagreement; David Zarefsky.- 6. Cultural Diversity, Cognitive Breaks, and Deep Disagreement: Polemic Argument; Manfred Kraus.- Part III: Types of Argumentation.- 7. When Figurative Analogies Fail: Fallacious Uses of Arguments from Analogy; Manfred Kienpointner.- 8. Wellman and Govier on Weighing Considerations in Conductive Pro and Contra Arguments; Thomas Fischer.- 9. Evaluating Pragmatic Argumentation: A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective;  Constanza Ihnen Jory.- Part IV: Classical Themes Revisited.- 10. The Nature and Purpose of Dialectic: Aristotle and Contemporary Argumentation Theory; Marta Spranzi.- 11. The Ethos of Classical Rhetoric: from Epieikeia to Auctorias; Janja Žmavc.- 12. The Emotions’ Impact on Audience Judgments and Decision-Making in Aristotle’s Rhetoric; Andreas Welzel and Christopher W. Tindale.- 13. Argumentative Topoi for Refutation and Confirmation; Anders Eriksson.- Part V: Visual Argumentation.- 14. Image, Evidence, Argument; Ian J. Dove.- 15. Visual Tropes and Figures as Visual Argumentation; Jens E. Kjeldsen.- 16. Iconicity in Visual and Verbal Argumentation; Paul van den Hoven.- 17. Visual Argumentation: A Reappraisal; Georges Roque.- Part VI: Empirical Research.- 18. The Argumentative Structure of some Persuasive Appeal Variations; Daniel J. O’Keefe.- 19. The Costs and Benefits of Arguing: Predicting the Decision Whether to Engage or Not; Dale Hample, Fabio Paglieri and Ling Na.- 20. The ExtendedPragma-Dialectical Argumentation Theory Empirically Interpreted; Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen and Bert Meuffels.- List of Contributors.