A Self-Defeat Problem for the Rhetorical Theory of Argument
Scott F. Aikin
Western Kentucky University
September 20, 2008
Abstract:
The rhetorical theory of argument, if held as a conclusion of an argument, is self-defeating. The rhetorical theory can be refined, but these refinements either make the theory subject to a second self-defeat problem or tacitly an epistemic theory of argument.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 9
Keywords: Rhetoric, Epistemic theory of Argument, Tindale, Perelman, Crosswhite
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Aikin, Scott F., A Self-Defeat Problem for the Rhetorical Theory of Argument (September 20, 2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1271344 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1271344
