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Peer reviewedKneupper, Charles W. – Journal of the American Forensic Association, 1978
Responds to Charles Willard's recommendations (in an article in "Communication Monographs," November 1976) that argument be viewed as an attempt to establish formal relationships among symbolic structures. Demonstrates flaws in this redefinition and shows argument diagrams to be theoretically and practically justifiable. (JMF)
Descriptors: Definitions, Diagrams, Linguistics, Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedWillard, Charles Arthur – Journal of the American Forensic Association, 1978
Defends and clarifies his redefinition of argument from the perspective of constructivism, particularly the implications that arguments may be wholly or partially nonverbal. (JMF)
Descriptors: Definitions, Diagrams, Linguistic Theory, Nonverbal Communication
