Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?

The product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue that, regardless of one’s chosen ontology of arguments, arguments are not the product of some process of arguing. Hence, appeal to the distinction is di...

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Main Author: Geoff Goddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2011-07-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3098
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description The product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue that, regardless of one’s chosen ontology of arguments, arguments are not the product of some process of arguing. Hence, appeal to the distinction is distorting the very organizational foundations of argumentation theory and should be abandoned.
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spelling doaj.art-e65757a961404dfabc00ead75d35c3b22022-12-21T17:32:38ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2011-07-0131210.22329/il.v31i2.3098Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?Geoff GodduThe product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue that, regardless of one’s chosen ontology of arguments, arguments are not the product of some process of arguing. Hence, appeal to the distinction is distorting the very organizational foundations of argumentation theory and should be abandoned.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3098The product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue thatregardless of one’s chosen ontology of argumentsarguments are not the product of some process of arg
spellingShingle Geoff Goddu
Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
Informal Logic
The product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue that
regardless of one’s chosen ontology of arguments
arguments are not the product of some process of arg
title Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
title_full Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
title_fullStr Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
title_full_unstemmed Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
title_short Is “Argument” subject to the product/process ambiguity?
title_sort is argument subject to the product process ambiguity
topic The product/process distinction with regards to “argument” has a longstanding history and foundational role in argumentation theory. I shall argue that
regardless of one’s chosen ontology of arguments
arguments are not the product of some process of arg
url https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3098
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