The Value of Topoi |
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Authors: | J P Zompetti |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Communication, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4480, Normal, IL, 61790-4480, U.S.A |
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Abstract: | Despite Vancil’s (1979) proclamation over twenty years ago that topoi have been abandoned in argument theory, this essay contends that topoi should have a vital role in contemporary argumentation theory. Four key areas are identified where topoi are (or can be) essential tools for argumentation: Locating argument, building argument, development of critical thinking, and argument pedagogy. As a result, teachers and students of argument can both benefit from a (re)discovery of topoi. |
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Keywords: | topoi loci Aristotle argument peadagogy |
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