Description: These problems are solved, not by producing new experience, but by assembling what is already known. --- Wittgenstein The Periodic Table of Arguments (PTA) is a comprehensive overview of the techniques people use to convince others of their point of view. The table is based on the taxonomies of arguments developed within the classical disciplines…
These problems are solved, not by producing new experience, but by assembling what is already known. — Wittgenstein
The Periodic Table of Arguments (PTA) is a comprehensive overview of the techniques people use to convince others of their point of view. The table is based on the taxonomies of arguments developed within the classical disciplines dialectic (the art of philosophical debate) and rhetoric (the art of persuasive speaking). It systematizes the traditional descriptions of argument schemes, fallacies, and other means of persuasion by conjoining them in a framework consisting of four different quadrants.
The above visualization provides insight into the shared characteristics of the various argument types distinguished in the PTA. Those sharing the same argument form are situated within the same quadrant, while those sharing the same combination of statements are placed in the same colon. For further explanation and analyses of examples, please visit the pages dedicated to the arguments in the Alpha Quadrant , the Beta Quadrant , the Gamma Quadrant , and the Delta Quadrant .