Class Argumentation and Rhetoric

This course aims to provide students with fundamental notions and knowledge in the context of a bachelor based on the modeling of thought and language. While basic notions are conveyed, the course is above all constructed in a dynamic way, involving students in the knowledge conveyed through practical exercise. The aim of this course is to contribute to a solid education in the context of legal discourse.

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I. Introduction to Logic 1. Object of logic 2. Statements 3. Relations between statements 4. Deontic logic II. Logic and Argumentation 1. formal logic and argumentation 2. Legal argumentation 3. Form of arguments 4. How to argue III. Rhetoric 1. Rhetoric as communication 2. Rhetoric as technique 3. Rhetoric and legal discourse IV. Argumentation and rhetoric: debating

During the course of the lessons, the assessment will be prepared in the form of a tutorial consisting of a debate.

Manuel Atienza, Curso de Argumentação Jurídica Samuel Mateus, Introdução à Retórica no Séc. XXI