Strategic maneuvering in argumentative discourse : extending the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation /

In Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse, Frans H. van Eemeren brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering. Strategic maneuvering refers to the arguer's continual efforts to reconcile aiming for ef...

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Main Author: Eemeren, F. H. van (Frans Hendrik), 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2010
Series:Argumentation in context ; v. 2.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:In Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse, Frans H. van Eemeren brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering. Strategic maneuvering refers to the arguer's continual efforts to reconcile aiming for effectiveness with being reasonable. It takes place in all stages of argumentative discourse and manifests itself simultaneously in the choices that are made from the topical potential available at a particular stage, in adaptation to audience demand, and in the use of specific presentational devices. Stra.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027288271
9027288275
9786612558535
6612558539
ISSN:1877-6884 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.