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Title: Argumentation Theory and the Rhetoric of Assent
Author : David Williams & Michael David Hazen
Release Date : January 22, 2015
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
Pages : * pages
Size : 1013 KB

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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.