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  2. Rogerian argument - Wikipedia

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    Rogerian argument is an application of Rogers' ideas about communication, taught by rhetoric teachers who were inspired by Rapoport, [6] [7] but Rogers' ideas about communication have also been applied somewhat differently by many others: for example, Marshall Rosenberg created nonviolent communication, a process of conflict resolution and ...

  3. Argumentation theory - Wikipedia

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    Others (such as Michael Gilbert) construe the term "argument" broadly, to include spoken and even nonverbal discourse, for instance the degree to which a war memorial or propaganda poster can be said to argue or "make arguments". The philosopher Stephen Toulmin has said that an argument is a claim on our attention and belief, a view that would ...

  4. Stephen Toulmin - Wikipedia

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    Throughout many of his works, Toulmin pointed out that absolutism (represented by theoretical or analytic arguments) has limited practical value. Absolutism is derived from Plato's idealized formal logic, which advocates universal truth; accordingly, absolutists believe that moral issues can be resolved by adhering to a standard set of moral principles, regardless of context.

  5. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    Toulmin was a philosopher whose Uses of Argument is an important text in modern rhetorical theory and argumentation theory. [113] Richard M. Weaver Weaver was a rhetorical and cultural critic known for his contributions to the new conservatism.

  6. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Toulmin model – a method of diagramming arguments created by Stephen Toulmin that identifies such components as backing, claim, data, qualifier, rebuttal, and warrant. Tricolon – the pattern of three phrases in parallel, found commonly in Western writing after Cicero—for example, the kitten had white fur, blue eyes, and a pink tongue.

  7. Argumentation scheme - Wikipedia

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    The study of argument in the field of argumentation theory since Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca's The New Rhetoric and Stephen Toulmin's The Uses of Argument, [16] both first published in 1958, has been characterized by a recognition of the defeasible, non-monotonic nature of most ordinary everyday arguments and reasoning.

  8. Rhetorical reason - Wikipedia

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    Albert R. Jonsen and Stephen Toulmin write that "moral knowledge is essentially particular" (1988, p. 330). Shared moral inquiry is moral, not because it involves questions of morality, but because it attempts to determine what is the right thing to do in contingent cases, where such judgments are not made deterministically.

  9. The Common Topics - Wikipedia

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    In classical rhetoric, the Common Topics were a short list of four traditional topics regarded as suitable to structure an argument. Four Traditional Topics [ edit ]