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What, in practice, is an argument?
July 14, 2012
In this paper, I try to reach past our theories and capture a conception of argument held by practitioners.
Institutions for argument: Cultivating the formation of collective intent
July 13, 2012
Argumentation, while it seldom resolves issues, does create conditions under which collective intentions can more securely be ascribed.
Designing premises
July 13, 2012
But how do people who disagree--often deeply--manage to locate the shared premises they need in order to have an argument?
Manifestly adequate premises
July 13, 2012
What practical means do arguers who have little motivation to cooperate with each other nevertheless manage to force each other to make some propositions the unchallenged starting points or premises of arguments?
Designing issues
July 13, 2012
"Issue" is a central regulatory concept within argumentative practice; the issues are what we argue about. In this paper, I develop a theory of issues, and in particular, the practical means arguers have for forcing others to attend to their issues.
Jean Goodwin 
July 14, 2012
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