The adventure of argument: Hypothesis-making in fictionalised crime

Ella Schad; Jacky Visser; Chris Reed

The adventure of argument: Hypothesis-making in fictionalised crime

Ella Schad
, Jacky Visser
, Chris Reed

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Abstract

Argumentation plays a critical role in the consumption of crime narratives. The public’s unquenchable thirst for crime hasn’t been slaked since the rise in the genre’s popularity, providing a rich dataset through which to investigate the different kinds of reasoning (deductive, abductive, inductive) that play a role in the narratives of crime, as voiced by characters such as Conan Doyle’s Holmes and Christie’s Poirot. This focus on reasoning will be investigated through the making of hypotheses at key points in chosen texts. This paper will explore the different ways people hypothesise and the evolution between initial and following hypotheses, when more information is available. Investigation of hypothesis-making within fictionalised environments allows us to better understand the role argumentation plays and how it relates to the real world, by extending into real-world cases where endings are not quite so neatly wrapped up.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2023
Event	10th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA 2023) - Leiden University , Leiden, Netherlands Duration: 4 Jul 2023 → 7 Jul 2023 Conference number: 10 https://ilias-argumentation.com/issa/

Conference

Conference	10th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA 2023)
Abbreviated title	ISSA 2023
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Leiden
Period	4/07/23 → 7/07/23
Internet address	https://ilias-argumentation.com/issa/

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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The adventure of argument: Hypothesis-making in fictionalised crime

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