In the Quagmire of Quibbles

Erik C. W. Krabbe; Jan Albert van Laar

In the Quagmire of Quibbles

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Abstract

Criticism may degenerate into quibbling or nitpicking. How can discussants keep quibblers under control? In the paper we investigate cases in which a battle about words replaces a discussion of the matters that are actually at issue as well as cases in which a battle about minor objections replaces a discussion of the major issues. We survey some lines of discussion dealing with these situations in profiles of dialogue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Argumentation and Inference
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Argumenation
Editors	Steve Oswald, Didier Maillat
Publisher	College Publications
Chapter	12
Pages	283-303
Number of pages	21
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-84890-283-1
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	2nd European Conference on Argumentation - Fribourg, Switzerland Duration: 20-Jun-2017 → 23-Jun-2017 http://ecargument.org/?page_id=730

Publication series

Name	Studies in Logic: Logic and Argumentation
Publisher	College Publications
Volume	76

Conference

Conference	2nd European Conference on Argumentation
Abbreviated title	ECA 2017
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Fribourg
Period	20/06/2017 → 23/06/2017
Internet address	http://ecargument.org/?page_id=730

Keywords

criticism, difference of opinion, Freedom Rule, hairsplitting, nitpicking, objection, profile of dialogue, quibble, talking at cross-purposes

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In the Quagmire of Quibbles. / Krabbe, Erik C. W.; van Laar, Jan Albert.

Argumentation and Inference: Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Argumenation. ed. / Steve Oswald; Didier Maillat. Vol. 1 College Publications, 2018. p. 283-303 (Studies in Logic: Logic and Argumentation; Vol. 76).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic

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