Ockham's razor, the principle of parsimony, states that simpler theories are better than
theories that are more complex. It has a history dating back to Aristotle and it plays an …

In this book two of the leading figures in argumentation theory present a view of
argumentation as a means of resolving differences of opinion by testing the acceptability of …

This book provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes and a
compendium of 96 schemes. The study of these schemes, or forms of argument that capture …

Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech
communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or …

1. Peirce's Four Methods of Fixing Belief 2. Science As the Modern Authoritarianism 3. The
Culture of Technical Control 4. Different Conceptions of Scientific Knowledge 5. Expert …

Argumentation, which can be abstractly defined as the interaction of different arguments for
and against some conclusion, is an important skill to learn for everyday life, law, science …

The revival of argumentation theory in the past few decades has focused on its logical and
dialectical dimensions, with less attention paid to rhetorical features. This book explores and …

How should we reason in science? Jan Sprenger and Stephan Hartmann offer a refreshing
take on classical topics in philosophy of science, using a single key concept to explain and …

Classical informal reasoning “fallacies,” for example, begging the question or arguing from
ignorance, while ubiquitous in everyday argumentation, have been subject to little …

In Fallacies and Judgments of Reasonableness, Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen and
Bert Meuffels report on their systematic empirical research of the conventional validity of the …