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Rowland, Robert C.; Barge, J. Kevin – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1991
Argues that a definition of interactional argument based primarily on disagreement should be rejected in favor of a more traditional definition based on reason giving. Argues that views of ordinary arguers need not be given priority over those of experts. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Definitions, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse

Rowland, Robert C.; Barge, J. Kevin – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1991
Addresses Pamela Benoit's response to an article in the same issue by the authors, restating key arguments of why a research focus on reason giving is superior to a research focus on disagreement. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Definitions, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse