caa a22 4500 463183045 CHVBK 20180406164844.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10503-007-9022-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10503-007-9022-6 The Burden of Proof and Its Role in Argumentation [Elektronische Daten] [Ulrike Hahn, Mike Oaksford] The notion of "the burden of proof” plays an important role in real-world argumentation contexts, in particular in law. It has also been given a central role in normative accounts of argumentation, and has been used to explain a range of classic argumentation fallacies. We argue that in law the goal is to make practical decisions whereas in critical discussion the goal is frequently simply to increase or decrease degree of belief in a proposition. In the latter case, it is not necessarily important whether that degree of belief exceeds a particular threshold (e.g., ‘reasonable doubt'). We explore the consequences of this distinction for the role that the "burden of proof” has played in argumentation and in theories of fallacy. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2007 argumentation nationallicence argument from ignorance nationallicence argument strength nationallicence burden of proof nationallicence decision-theory nationallicence fallacies nationallicence standard of proof nationallicence Hahn Ulrike Department of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff, UK aut Oaksford Mike School of Psychology, Birkbeck College London, Malet Street, WCIE 7HX, London, UK aut Argumentation Springer Netherlands 21/1(2007-03-01), 39-61 0920-427X 21:1<39 2007 21 10503 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9022-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9022-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hahn Ulrike Department of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oaksford Mike School of Psychology, Birkbeck College London, Malet Street, WCIE 7HX, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Argumentation Springer Netherlands 21/1(2007-03-01), 39-61 0920-427X 21:1<39 2007 21 10503 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer