An Epistemological Theory of Argumentation for Adversarial Legal Proceedings

Authors

  • Danny Marrero

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v36i3.4720

Abstract

The rhetorical view (R) suggests that the goal of factual ar- gumentation in legal proceedings is to persuade the fact-finder about the facts under litigation. However, R does not capture our social expecta- tions: we want fact-finders to know the facts justifying their decisions, and persuasion does not necessarily lead to knowledge. I want to present an epistemic theory of argumenta- tion honoring our expectations. Un- der my account, factual argumenta- tion aims to transmit knowledge to the fact-finder.

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Published

2016-09-15