Some Clarifications About the Argumentative Theory of Reasoning: A Reply to Santibáñez Yañez (2012).

Hugo Mercier (1)

1 L2C2 - Laboratoire sur le langage, le cerveau et la cognition

In "Mercier and Sperber's Argumentative Theory of Reasoning: From Psychology of Reasoning to Argumentation Studies" (2012) Cristian Santibáñez Yañez offers an interesting take on a new theory of reasoning put forward by Dan Sperber and myself. 1 His comments are especially interesting since they come from the perspective of argumentation studies ("traditionally dialectics, rhetoric and (informal) logic," 155), a field that Santibáñez Yañez contends has been neglected in this novel theory. After very briefly summarizing the main idea of the argumentative theory of reasoning and clarifying some points for which Santibáñez Yañez may not be offering an entirely accurate representation, the present article will offer a suggestion regarding the potential for mutual enrichment between argumentation studies and the argumentative theory of reasoning.

Mots clés: argumentation; reasoning

Domaines: Psychologie

Hugo Mercier. Some Clarifications About the Argumentative Theory of Reasoning: A Reply to Santibáñez Yañez (2012).. Informal Logic, 2012, 32 (2), pp 256-265. ⟨hal-00907813⟩