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This book shifts the focus in the philosophy of argument and argumentation theory from arguments themselves onto how they are experienced by audiences. The resulting insights about the nature of different audiences and their receptiveness to argumentation will assist the construction of persuasive arguments in politics, law and social policy.

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1. The role of audience in a theory of argumentation; 2. Argumentation and its issues; 3. Aristotle and the natures of audiences; 4. Perelman's audiences: a meeting of minds; 5. Habermas and the ideal audience; 6. Meaning and reasons; 7. Evidence and reasons: the place of testimony; 8. Emotion and reasons; 9. Agency and reasons; 10. Making meaning present; 11. Audiences and addressees: the experience of reception; 12. Historical arguments and elective audiences.

The Philosophy of Argument and Audience Reception

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107498440, 978-1107498440
      ISBN10: 1107498449

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book shifts the focus in the philosophy of argument and argumentation theory from arguments themselves onto how they are experienced by audiences. The resulting insights about the nature of different audiences and their receptiveness to argumentation will assist the construction of persuasive arguments in politics, law and social policy.

      Table of Contents
      1. The role of audience in a theory of argumentation; 2. Argumentation and its issues; 3. Aristotle and the natures of audiences; 4. Perelman's audiences: a meeting of minds; 5. Habermas and the ideal audience; 6. Meaning and reasons; 7. Evidence and reasons: the place of testimony; 8. Emotion and reasons; 9. Agency and reasons; 10. Making meaning present; 11. Audiences and addressees: the experience of reception; 12. Historical arguments and elective audiences.

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