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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. 288–307

Chapter 16
The formalization of critical discussion

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Problems and considerations
    • 2.1The speech acts and discussion moves of the argumentation stage
    • 2.2The focus of an attack
    • 2.3Successful and conclusive attacks and defenses
    • 2.4Retaining one’s rights to attack or to defend
    • 2.5Retraction
    • 2.6Orderly conduct
    • 2.7Survey of deviations
  • 3.The formalization
  • 4.Application to circular argumentation
  • 5.Concluding observations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix
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