Frans Hendrik van Eemeren (born 7 April 1946,

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) is a Dutch scholar, professor in the Department of Speech Communication, Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric at the

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. He is noted for his Pragma-dialectics theory, an

argumentation theory Argumentation theory, or argumentation, is the interdisciplinary study of how conclusions can be supported or undermined by premises through logical reasoning. With historical origins in logic, dialectic, and rhetoric, argumentation theory, includ ...

which he developed with Rob Grootendorst from the early 1980s onwards. He has published numerous books and papers, including ''Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse''.

Selected works

*''Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies: A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective'' (Hillsdale: Erlbaum, 1992), with Rob Grootendorst *''Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory: A Handbook of Historical Backgrounds and Contemporary Developments'' (Mahwah: Erlbaum, 1996), with Rob Grootendorst

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