Routledge Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies - Pragma-dialectical Perspective

This comprehensive volume by Routledge provides a theoretical framework for analysing and evaluating argumentative discourse through a pragma-dialectical lens. The authors integrate communicative perspective with logical rigour, moving beyond purely linguistic or normative approaches to argumentation. The work characterises argumentation as a complex speech act within critical discussions designed to resolve differences of opinion, outlining the various stages of such discussions and examining how fallacies emerge when communication rules are violated. Ideal for researchers, educators, and students in cognitive psychology, communication studies, and philosophy, this book offers practical insights into understanding argumentative patterns in real-world discourse.