What is a "Real" Argument?
Abstract
Numerous informal logicians and argumentation theorists restrict their theorizing to what they call “real” arguments. But is there a clear distinction to be made between “real” and “non-real” arguments? Here I explore four possible accounts of the alleged distinction and argue that none can serve the theoretical uses to which the distinction is most often put.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-6-2007
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2007, Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation. This article first appeared in Proceedings of the 7th OSSA Conference, Dissensus & the Search for Common Ground (2007), 1-9.
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Recommended Citation
Goddu, G. C. "What is a "Real" Argument?." Proceedings of the 7th OSSA Conference, Dissensus & the Search for Common Ground, University of Windsor. June 06, 2007. http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/ossaarchive/OSSA7/papersandcommentaries/49/.