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Argumentation Theory and the Rhetoric of Assent

Argumentation Theory and the Rhetoric of Assent PDF Author: David Williams
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817353356
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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The themes of the essays in Argumentation Theory and the Rhetoric of Assent all coalesce around the general question: "When, if ever, is assent justified?" The question immediate triggers complex and multifaceted considerations of argument and, ultimately, power. In parsing out the nature of assent, the essays take divers approaches: aesthetic and symbolist, rationalistic and formalistic, field theory, various conceptualizations of a public sphere, etc. Together, they offer an insightful exploration of an exciting new terrain argumentation studies.