Why argue? Developing understanding of the purposes and values of argumentive discourse

Discourse Processes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-49

  Kuhn, Deanna ^a   Wang, Yanan ^b   Li, Huamei ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Middle School of Nanjing Tianjiabing   (China)

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EID: 78651506866     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638531003653344     Document Type: Article

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