Evaluating Reasoning in Natural Arguments: A Procedural Approach

Martin Hinton University of Łódź ; Jean H. M. Wagemans University of Amsterdam

Abstract

AbstractIn this paper, we formulate a procedure for assessing reasoning as it is expressed in natural arguments. The procedure is a specification of one of the three aspects of argumentation assessment distinguished in the Comprehensive Assessment Procedure for Natural Argumentation (CAPNA) (Hinton, 2021) that makes use of the argument categorisation framework of the Periodic Table of Arguments (PTA) (Wagemans, 2016, 2019, 2020c). The theoretical framework and practical application of both the CAPNA and the PTA are described, as well as the evaluation procedure that combines the two. The procedure is illustrated through an evaluation of the reasoning of two example arguments from a recently published text.

Journal
Argumentation
Published
2022-03-01
DOI
10.1007/s10503-021-09555-1
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