Abstract: Legal argumentation research in China can be divided into three stages: the first stage ofincubation and emergence, the second stage of rise and rapid development, and the third stage of new-era development. Given its different tasks in different circumstances and historical periods, legal argumentation research in China has different theoretical expressions and development focuses. After decades of development,it has evolved into an important independent research topic with numerous research approaches, topics, and teams, as well as a fundamental theory guiding and leading legal theory and the study of specific legal branches.At the same time, it also faces challenges such as how to base itself on Chinese cultural traditions and real contexts, learn from foreign legal argumentation theories, and create an independent Chinese legal argumentation theory.

Key words: legal argumentation, legal method, legal logic, legal rhetoric, legal artificial intelligence