> Metatheory > Method and Instrumentation

Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)

Schedules, coding manuals, and the reliability of the field's own instruments.

July 2026

1. [1] arghXiv:2607.13022

   Dispute Volume and Mean Duration in Four Communities, 2023 to 2026

   P. Setterfield

   11 pages, 4 figures. Series computed under the criterion of arghXiv:2604.11238. Subjects: Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT) (primary class); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP)

2. [2] arghXiv:2607.08233

   Conduct of a Dispute Before a Silent Audience and Before None

   D. Ostrowski

   9 pages, 1 figure. The channels were paired on membership and on topic. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)

3. [3] arghXiv:2607.07120 [pdf]

   Fallacy Attribution in Two-Party Disputes: Extension, Agreement, and Depth

   E. Cavill, Q. Barratt

   3 pages, 2 tables. Coding manual and the move set in Appendix A. Item 3 was not scored. Subjects: Moves and Tactics (argu.MOV) (primary class); Terminology and Definition (disc.LEX); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH); Social Discourse (disc.SOC)

4. [4] arghXiv:2607.05512

   Attempted Replication of a Twenty-Four-Hour Termination Criterion

   D. Corrigan, Q. Barratt

   6 pages, 1 table. Reply to arghXiv:2604.11238. A response has been offered and is awaited. Subjects: Replication and Non-Replication (futil.REP) (primary class); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)