
Coalescent Argumentation is based on the concept that arguments can function from agreement, rather than disagreement. To prove this idea, Gilbert first discusses how several components--emotional, visceral (physical) and kisceral (intuitive) are utilized in an argumentative...

For researchers and grad students in Argumentation Theory. Author's unique approach, drawing on theory from other disciplines, should attract interest from Comm Theory, Discourse Analysis, Philosophy, and Psychology. Possibly Management, too.