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Analogical Arguments in Persuasive and Deliberative Contexts
Author(s) -
Douglas Walton,
Curtis Hyra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
informal logic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2293-734X
pISSN - 0824-2577
DOI - 10.22329/il.v38i2.4805
Subject(s) - argumentation theory , argument (complex analysis) , analogy , epistemology , context (archaeology) , philosophy , meaning (existential) , humanities , sociology , history , chemistry , biochemistry , archaeology
This paper uses argumentation tools such as argument diagrams and argumentation schemes to analyze four examples of argument from analogy, and argues that to proceed from there to evaluating these arguments, features of the context of dialogue need to be taken into account. The evidence drawn from these examples is taken to support a pragmatic approach to studying argument from analogy, meaning that identifying the logical form of the argument by building an argument diagram of the premises and conclusion is not by itself sufficient for argument evaluation. To get further, it is argued, the argument evaluator needs to take into account how this particular argument was used in context to support a conversational goal.Cet article utilise des outils d'argumentation tels que des diagrammes d'argument et des schemes d'argumentation pour analyser trois exemples d'argument par analogie, et soutient que pour evaluer ces arguments de maniere adequate, il est necessaire de tenir compte du contexte d'utilisation de l'argument. Ces exemples suggerent que l’etude des arguments par analogie a partir de seulement l’identification de leur forme logique (par exemple en construisant un diagramme des premisses et de leur conclusion) n'est pas adequate. Pour aller plus loin, on avance que l'analyste d'argument doit prendre en compte comment un argument particulier a ete utilise dans un contexte pour soutenir un but conversationnel.

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