The Realm of Argumentation: Basics and History

Argumentation has a broad, multi-disciplinary scope. Being a point of overlap of diverse spheres ofknowledge and sciences makes the study of argumentation so complex an enterprise, which still seeks todetermine in precise terms what its object is and how it should be addressed. This paper is meant to offer aconcise overview of argumentation and its various approaches. Focus is laid on the fundamental concepts thatbear some relevance to the study of argumentation. Further, attempt is made to draw a sketch of its history andan outline of its modern theoretical distinctions.