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Dialogical Sequences, Argumentative Moves and Interrogative Burden of Proof in Philosophical Argumentation

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In the process of argumentation, we not only provide reasons, but also ask questions. The questions we ask are used for several purposes.

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    “The profile of dialogue represents a local sequence of moves that is one part of a longer sequence of moves in a goal directed conversational exchange of a certain kind between two parties” (Walton, 1999b, p. 2).

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This work has been made possible by a Ph.D. scholarship from CONACYT, scientific agency of the Mexican government.

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Galindo, J. (2020). Dialogical Sequences, Argumentative Moves and Interrogative Burden of Proof in Philosophical Argumentation. In: van Eemeren, F., Garssen, B. (eds) From Argument Schemes to Argumentative Relations in the Wild. Argumentation Library, vol 35. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28367-4_6

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