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In:Exploring Dialogue: Selected essays on argumentation by Erik C. W. Krabbe with contributions by Jan Albert van Laar
Edited by Erik C.W. Krabbe and Jan Albert van Laar
[Argumentation in Context 23] 2026
► pp. 30–44

Chapter 2
Who is afraid of figure of speech?

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Aristotle’s treatment of the fallacy of figure of speech
    • Case 1
    • Case 2
    • Case 3
    • Case 4
  • 3.How serious is the fallacy of figure of speech?
    • Case 5
    • Case 6
    • Case 7
    • Case 8
  • 4.A fallacy of ambiguity or a non sequitur?
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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