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Students of argumentation rarely acknowledge that the term “argument” has two importantly different senses. This essay attempts to show the importance of distinguishing these senses, taking as a focus for analysis Wayne Brockriede's recent discussions of the concept of argument. It is argued that Brackriede's view suffers from a failure to heed the distinction noted, and that this failure signals important developments in the study of argument.
Daniel J. O’Keefe (Sat,) studied this question.