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On the Norms of Visual Argument: A Case for Normative Non-revisionism
Argumentation - Tập 31 - Trang 395-431 - 2016
Visual arguments can seem to require unique, autonomous evaluative norms, since their content seems irreducible to, and incommensurable with, that of verbal arguments. Yet, assertions of the ineffability of the visual, or of visual-verbal incommensurability, seem to preclude counting putatively irreducible visual content as functioning argumentatively. By distinguishing two notions of content, inf......
Argument by Analogy in Ancient China
Argumentation - Tập 33 - Trang 323-347 - 2019
Argument by analogy has long been regarded as the characteristic way of arguing in ancient Chinese culture. Classic Chinese philosophers not only prefer to use analogy to argue for their own views, but also take efforts to theorize it in a systematic way. This paper aims to provide a careful study on the relevant ideas in ancient China in order to reconstruct the ancient Chinese theory of argument......
Message Framing, Normative Advocacy and Persuasive Success
Argumentation - Tập 24 - Trang 153-163 - 2009
In a recent article in Argumentation, O’Keefe (Argumentation 21:151–163, 2007) observed that the well-known ‘framing effects’ in the social psychological literature on persuasion are akin to traditional fallacies of argumentation and reasoning and could be exploited for persuasive success in a way that conflicts with principles of responsible advocacy. Positively framed messages (“if you take aspi......
Apocalyptic Argument and the Anticipation of Catastrophe: the Prediction of Risk and the Risks of Prediction
Argumentation - Tập 11 - Trang 293-313 - 1997
This essay proposes to extend the model of apocalyptic argument developedin my recent book Arguing the Apocalypse (O‘Leary, 1994) beyond the study ofreligious discourse, by applying this model to the debate over awell-publicized earthquake prediction that caused a widespread panic in theAmerican midwest in December, 1990. The first section of the essay willsummarize the essential elements of apoca......
A Functional Analysis of 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Debates
Argumentation - Tập 20 - Trang 209-225 - 2006
Political leaders’ debates are an important and highly visible instances of public argumentation. As such, they merit scholarly attention. This essay applies the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to analyze televised presidential debates from the Ukraine in 2004. Overall, this analysis revealed that acclaims were the most common function, followed by attacks and then defenses. Poli......
Deceptive Arguments Containing Persuasive Language and Persuasive Definitions
Argumentation - Tập 19 - Trang 159-186 - 2005
Using persuasive definitions and persuasive language generally to put a spin on an argument has often held to be suspicious, if not deceptive or even fallacious. However, if the purpose of a persuasive definition is to persuade, and if rational persuasion can be a legitimate goal, putting forward a persuasive definition can have a legitimate basis in some cases. To clarify this basis, the old subj......
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