Argumentative indicators in discourse : a pragma-dialectical study / Frans H. Van Eemeren, Peter Houtlosser, A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234).

The identification of argumentative indicators -- The ideal model of a critical discussion as a theoretical framework -- Indicators of confrontation -- Indicators of the distribution of the burden of proof -- Indicators of starting points for the discussion -- Indicators of argument schemes -- Indicators of the argumentation structure -- Indicators of the conclusion of a discussion.

"Argumentative Indicators: A Pragma-Dialectical Study identifies and analyses English words and expressions that are crucial for an adequate reconstruction of argumentative discourse. It provides the analyst of argumentative discussions and texts with a systematic set of instruments for giving a well-founded analysis which results in an analytic overview of the elements that are relevant for the evaluation of the argumentation. In the book a systematic connection is made between linguistic insights into the characteristics of argumentative discourse and insights from argumentation theory into the resolution of differences of opinion by means of argumentation."--Back cover.