Douglas Walton's argumentation schemes and its applications

The roots of the argument schemes are based on rhetorical and dialectical studies. It can be said that the ancestors of the structures that we call the argument schemes, today are topics. The argument schemes are models of arguments used in everyday language and in various fields which modelled with specific rules. It is used to determine and evaluate arguments. The aim of this thesis is to examine argument schemes. In this review, the classification and list of argument schemes are presented. Another aim is to emphasize the importance of formalization of arguments at the point where informal logic studies intersect with computer science and to present an example of the use of formalization systems. In the light of both purposes, the use of the forms of arguments in the argument formalization systems and the conveniences it provides are tried to be shown. At the same time, these studies have been tried to show that it offers a new method and a more concrete ground in terms of dealing with philosophical debates.