The Uses of Toulmin in Composition Studies [Excerpt]

• Published in: College composition and communication Vol. 61; no. 1; p. 170
• Main Author: Bizup, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Council of Teachers of English 01.09.2009
• Subjects: Abstracting; HISTORIES; Written composition

This article examines the various uses to which Stephen Toulmin has been put in composition studies. It presents data on citations of Toulmin in nine journals, considers appeals to Toulmin in several strains of composition scholarship, and argues that composition scholars ought to attend more carefu...