Foundation of Argumentation
1. Dialogue and dialogue categories
1. Dialogue and dialogue categories
Rhetorical argumentation is based on dialogue, an essential aspect of our social life. Dialogues range from small talk (contact dialogue) to theme discussions (debates), varying in their predictability and formal structures (see graphic 1). To gain an overview, graphics 2 to 4 depict the distinct types of dialogues (Geissner 2001):
figure 1: aspects of dialogue
figure 2: Personal dialogue
figure 3: topic dialogue
figure 4: non-rhetorical dialogues