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Benefits, Diversity, and Prospects of Experimental Methods in Argumentation 实验方法在论证中的好处、多样性和前景

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-09-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09733-z

Jennifer Schumann, Steve Oswald

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Correction: Orientations toward Interpersonal Arguing in Ukraine, Across Three War Conditions 更正：在三种战争条件下，对乌克兰人际争论的取向

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-08-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09729-9

Iryna Khomenko, Dale Hample

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The Civic Argument Literacy Test (CALT) – Foundations and Development 公民论证能力测试(CALT) -基础和发展

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09717-z

Mika Hietanen, Annika M. Svedholm-Häkkinen

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Orientations toward Interpersonal Arguing in Ukraine, Across Three War Conditions 三种战争条件下的乌克兰人际争论取向

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09712-4

Iryna Khomenko, Dale Hample

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Review of the Volume: Ana María Mora Márquez and Gustavo Fernández Walker (Eds.) (2025), Revisiting Medieval Dialectics, Springer, Argumentation Library, 255 pp 回顾卷：安娜María莫拉Márquez和古斯塔沃Fernández沃克（编）（2025），《中世纪辩证法重访》，论辩图书馆，255页

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09716-0

Sara Greco

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Sensitivity to Quality Variations of Conflicting Arguments 对矛盾论点质量变化的敏感性

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-06-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09713-3

Jos Hornikx, Stefanie van Doorn-Kemperman

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Empirical evidence for the non-persuasiveness of the straw man on its target 稻草人对其目标没有说服力的经验证据

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09706-2

Jennifer Schumann, Scott Aikin, John Casey

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Linguistic Choices and Argumentative Effects: An Experimental Investigation of Presentational Means in the ‘Van Gelder’ Court Case 语言选择与辩论效果：“范·盖尔德”案件中表象手段的实验研究

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09702-6

Maarten van Leeuwen, Hannah De Mulder, Astrid den Hollander

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The Recursive Argument Structure Reconsidered 重新考虑递归参数结构

IF 2.2 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-03-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09699-y

Shiyang Yu

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Metaphors and Linguistic Intimacy in Ad Populum Arguments 大众辩论中的隐喻与语言亲密性

IF 1.3 2区文学

Argumentation Pub Date : 2026-03-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10503-026-09690-7

Francesca Ervas, Giulia Zucca, Oriana Mosca

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