Reasoning and argumentation: Towards an integrated psychology of argumentation

Hornikx, Jos and Hahn, Ulrike 2012. Reasoning and argumentation: Towards an integrated psychology of argumentation. Thinking & Reasoning 18 (3) , pp. 225-243. 10.1080/13546783.2012.674715

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Abstract

Although argumentation plays an essential role in our lives, there is no integrated area of research on the psychology of argumentation. Instead research on argumentation is conducted in a number of separate research communities that are spread across disciplines and have only limited interaction. With a view to bridging these different strands, we first distinguish between three meanings of the word “argument”: argument as a reason, argument as a structured sequence of reasons and claims, and argument as a social exchange. All three meanings are integral to a complete understanding of human reasoning and cognition. Cognitive psychological research on argumentation has focused mostly on the first and second of these meanings, so we present perspectives on argumentation from outside of cognitive psychology, which focus on the second and third. Specifically, we give anoverview of the methods, goals, and disciplinary backgrounds of research on the production, the analysis, and the evaluation of arguments. Finally, inintroducing the experimental studies included in this special issue, which were conducted by researchers from a range of theoretical backgrounds, weunderline the breadth of argumentation research as well as stress opportunities for mutual awareness and integration.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Argumentation, Argument quality, Fallacies, Persuasion, Reasoning
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1354-6783
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:53
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30681

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