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Argumentacja semantyczna – podstawowe pojęcia i problemy definicyjne
Semantic Argumentation—The Basic Concept and Definition

Author(s): Jakub Pruś
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Sociology
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne
Keywords: argumentation; persuasive definition; semantic argument

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to define a certain type of argumentation, which has been scarcely described so far in either Polish or foreign literature in the field of argumentation theory, and thus to systematize the problems of research on semantic procedures in argumentation. The analysis of the ways in which a modification of meaning can affect the power of arguments inclines to distinguish a new type of argumentation - semantic argumentation. The concepts of persuasive definition and classification as well as methods of their application in the formulation of an argument will also be analyzed. The definition of semantic argumentation proposed here may give rise to some problems, typical when introducing a new concept, which is why the second part of the article is devoted to the issues related to the proposed shape of the definition. The definition is necessary for further research on semantic argumentation, its typology and for the assessment of its correctness.

  • Issue Year: 6/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 56-76
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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