Download This PaperFormalizing Informal Logic
Douglas Walton and Thomas F. Gordon, Formalizing Informal Logic, Informal Logic 35(4), 2015, 508-538.
31 Pages Posted: 23 Dec 2015
Date Written: December 21, 2015
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the extent to which formal argumentation models can handle ten basic characteristics of informal logic identified in the informal logic literature. By showing how almost all of these characteristics can be successfully modeled formally, we claim that good progress can be made toward the project of formalizing informal logic.
Keywords: informal logic; formal argumentation systems; real arguments; premise acceptability; conductive argument; RSA triangle; relevance; sufficiency
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Walton, Douglas, Formalizing Informal Logic (December 21, 2015). Douglas Walton and Thomas F. Gordon, Formalizing Informal Logic, Informal Logic 35(4), 2015, 508-538., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2706848
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