The Analysis of Implicit Premises within Children’s Argumentative Inferences

Authors

  • Sara Greco USI - Università della Svizzera italiana http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-8613
  • Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont University of Neuchâtel
  • Antonio Iannaccone University of Neuchâtel
  • Andrea Rocci USI - Università della Svizzera italiana
  • Josephine Convertini University of Neuchâtel
  • Rebecca Gabriela Schär USI - Università della Svizzera italiana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v38i4.5029

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary findings of the project [name omitted for anonymity]. This interdisciplinary project builds on Argumentation theory and developmental sociocultural psychology for the study of children’s argumentation. We reconstruct children’s inferences in adult-child and child-child dialogical interaction in conversation in different settings. We focus in particular on implicit premises using the Argumentum Model of Topics (AMT) for the reconstruction of the inferential configuration of arguments. Our findings reveal that sources of misunderstandings are more often than not due to misalignments of implicit premises between adults and children; these misalignments concern material premises rather than the inferential-procedural level.

Author Biographies

Sara Greco, USI - Università della Svizzera italiana

Sara Greco is Senior Assistant Professor of Argumentation at the Faculty of Communication sciences, USI - Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano (Switzerland). She is a member of the Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics (IALS). At the IALS, she leads a research group on argumentation in formal and informal conflict resolution.

Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, University of Neuchâtel

Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont is Professor Emerita at the University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Psychology and Education.

Antonio Iannaccone, University of Neuchâtel

Antonio Iannaccone is Full Professor at the Institute of Psychology and Education, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Andrea Rocci, USI - Università della Svizzera italiana

Andrea Rocci is Full Professor and Director of the Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics at USI - Università della Svizzera italiana.

Josephine Convertini, University of Neuchâtel

Josephine Convertini is a PhD candidate at the University of Neuchâtel. She works on children's argumentation.

Rebecca Gabriela Schär, USI - Università della Svizzera italiana

Rebecca Schär is a PhD candidate at USI, Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. She works on children's argumentation.

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Published

2018-12-18

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Vol. 38 No. 4 (2018)

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