The Stases in Scientific and Literary Argument.¶
FAHNESTOCK, J., & SECOR, M. (1988). The Stases in Scientific and Literary Argument. Written Communication, 5(4), 427-443.
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Primes¶
- Stasis
- The pattern decomposes into smaller primes: distinction (separating one thing from another), framing (presentation shapes perception), levels-of-analysis (cross-level argument errors), and the broader meta-cognitive move of asking what kind of question is being asked.
This sourceTreats stasis as a meta-cognitive question-typing move composed of more basic argumentative operations (fact/definition/cause/value/action), extending the typology beyond the law — supporting the claim that the stasis move decomposes into smaller argumentative primes and recurs across scientific and literary argument.
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The abstract backs stasis only as a question-typing move over fact, definition, cause, value, or action; it names none of the claim's primes (distinction, framing, levels-of-analysis).
“This article explores the usefulness of identifying the stasis of an argument, that is, whether it concerns an issue of fact, definition, cause, value, or action.”
- The pattern decomposes into smaller primes: distinction (separating one thing from another), framing (presentation shapes perception), levels-of-analysis (cross-level argument errors), and the broader meta-cognitive move of asking what kind of question is being asked.
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