Warranting Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation

by Professor Edward Schiappa PhD (Editor)

This book brings together essays that demonstrate the art of argument evaluation. The essays apply a variety of theoretical approaches to specific, historically-situated arguments in order to render a specific normative judgment. By bringing to bear knowledge of argumentation theory along with expertise pertaining to the specific arguments under investigation, this book illustrates the utility of argument evaluation as a discrete mode of scholarly engagement.

330 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1995