Informal Logic: An Overview

Authors

  • J. Anthony Blair
  • Ralph H. Johnson University of Windsor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v20i2.2262

Keywords:

informal logic, argument, argumentation theory, fallacy, fallacy theory, dialectics, rhetoric, deductivism, formalism, formal logic, argument schemes, argument analysis and evaluation, informal logic resources

Abstract

In this overview article, we first explain what we take informal logic to be, discussing misconceptions and distinguishing our conception of it from competing ones; second, we briefly catalogue recent informal logic research, under 14 headings; third, we suggest four broad areas of problems and questions for future research; fourth, we describe current scholarly resources for informal logic; fifth, we discuss three implications of informal logic for philosophy in particular, and take note ofpractical consequences of a more general sort.

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Published

2000-01-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2000)

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