Download or read book A Theory of Argument written by Mark Vorobej and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Vorobej develops a novel approach to argument interpretation and evaluation that synthesizes subjective concerns about the personal points of view of individual arguers, with objective concerns about the structural properties of arguments. One of the key themes of the book is that we cannot succeed in distinguishing good arguments from bad arguments until we learn to listen carefully to others. Part I develops a relativistic account of argument cogency that allows for rational disagreement. Part II offers a comprehensive and rigorous account of argument diagramming.