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Argument repertoire is a method to measure quality of arguments in deliberation[1]. It is base on Deanna Kuhn work on arrguments[2]. For Kuhn, Those who can identify multiple explanations with genuine evidence for them, counterarguments to their own explanations, and a resolution in favor of their own explanation are at the highest levels of knowledge about the issue under discussion.

References

  1. Cappella, J. N., Price, V., & Nir, L. (2002). Argument repertoire as a reliable and valid measure of opinion quality: Electronic dialogue during campaign 2000. Political Communication, 19(1), 73–93.
  2. Kuhn, D. (1991). The skills of argument. New York: Cambridge University Press.