Abstract
The Rhetoric to Alexander (about 340 B.C.) contains a list of proofs (pisteis) and other types of argumentation which may be seen as the oldest surviving typology of argumentation schemes (avant la lettre). In the present article this typology is derived and compared with modern proposals. The conclusion is that the oldest typology is surprisingly similar to the most recent classifications.
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Braet, A.C. The Oldest Typology of Argumentation Schemes. Argumentation 18, 127–148 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ARGU.0000014872.98819.85
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