Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory

Bingo! Promising developments in argumentation theory.- What is informal logic?.- Towards a foundation for argumentation theory.- The agentive approach to argumentation: A proposal.- Conductive argumentation, degrees of confidence, and the communication of uncertainty.- The linked-convergent distinction.- Identifying the warrant of an argument.- Where is visual argument?.- Missed opportunities in argument evaluation.- Ubiquity, ambiguity and meta-rationality: Searching for the fallacy of composition.- Don't feed the trolls: Straw men and iron men.- Story credibility in narrative arguments.

"Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory ... is a collection of 20 papers selected from contributions to the proceedings of the 8^th conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA), held in Amsterdam in 2014. ... this collection offers argumentation scholars an impressive and expansive range of reflections on theoretical issues to draw inspiration from in continuing to develop the field of argument." (Kaitlyn Haynal, Informal Logic, Vol. 36 (1), 2016)