Design rationaleA design rationale is an explicit documentation of the reasons behind decisions made when designing a system or artifact. As initially developed by W.R. Kunz and Horst Rittel, design rationale seeks to provide argumentation-based structure to the political, collaborative process of addressing wicked problems. A design rationale is the explicit listing of decisions made during a design process, and the reasons why those decisions were made.
Problem structuring methodsProblem structuring methods (PSMs) are a group of techniques used to model or to map the nature or structure of a situation or state of affairs that some people want to change. PSMs are usually used by a group of people in collaboration (rather than by a solitary individual) to create a consensus about, or at least to facilitate negotiations about, what needs to change. Some widely adopted PSMs include soft systems methodology, the strategic choice approach, and strategic options development and analysis (SODA).
Argument mapAn argument map or argument diagram is a visual representation of the structure of an argument. An argument map typically includes all the key components of the argument, traditionally called the conclusion and the premises, also called contention and reasons. Argument maps can also show co-premises, objections, counterarguments, rebuttals, and lemmas. There are different styles of argument map but they are often functionally equivalent and represent an argument's individual claims and the relationships between them.
Théorie de l'argumentationLa Théorie de l'argumentation est l'étude interdisciplinaire de la façon dont les conclusions peuvent être atteintes par un raisonnement logique. Elle comprend les arts et sciences du débat civil, du dialogue, de la conversation, et de la persuasion. Elle étudie les règles de l'inférence, de la logique et les règles des paramètres du monde artificiel et réel. L'argumentation comprend le débat et la négociation qui sont concernés par le fait d'atteindre mutuellement une conclusion.
