Argumentative Polylogues: Beyond Dialectical Understanding of Fallacies

Argumentative Polylogues: Beyond Dialectical Understanding of Fallacies

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Dialectical fallacies are typically defined as Dabs breaches of the rules of a regulated discussion between two participants (di-logue).What if discussions become more complex and involve multiple parties with distinct positions to argue for (poly-logues)? Are there distinct argumentation norms of polylogues? If so, can their violations be conceptualized as polylogical fallacies? I will argue for such an approach and analyze two candidates for Pre-Rolled argumentative breaches of multi-party rationality: false dilemma and collateral straw man.