A Scheme for Representing Written Argument
http://www.jacweb.org/Archived_volumes/Text_articles/V11_I1_KauferGeisler.htm
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Kaufer, David S. and Cheryl Geisler
JAC
1991

Abstract:

A scheme for representing argument is a formalism used to describe the structure or pattern within argumentative discourse. The value of any such scheme lies in its ability to focus attention on certain aspects of perceptually complex argument and direct interpretation and use of these aspects in detail. Formal logic, beginning with the syllogism, represents a large class of argument schemes. So too do the schemes of classical rhetoric.