Coalescent Argumentation

by Michael A. Gilbert

Book Overview

Coalescent Argumentation is based on the concept that arguments can function from agreement, rather than disagreement. To prove this idea, Gilbert first discusses how several components--emotional, visceral (physical) and kisceral (intuitive) are utilized in an argumentative setting by people everyday. These components, also characterized as "modes," are vital to argumentative communication because they affect both the argument and the resulting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805825207
• ISBN13: 9780805825206
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"