Arguer's Position: A Pragmatic Study of AD Hominem Attack, Criticism, Refutation, and Fallacy

by Douglas N. Walton

Book Overview

Douglas N. Walton considers the question of whether the conventions of informal conversation can be articulated more precisely than they are at present. Specifically, he addresses the problem of the fallacy of ad hominem argumentation as it occurs in natural settings. Can rules be formulated to determine if criticisms of apparent hypocrisy in an argument are defensible or refutable? Walton suggests that they can, and ultimately defends the thesis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313244391
• ISBN13: 9780313244391
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"