Dissociation In Argumentative Discussions A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective /

Dissociation is a pervasive argumentative technique that can be found in argumentative discussions from all realms of public and private life. Up till now, a comprehensive and systematic argumentation theoretical study of dissociation does not exist. This book aims to fill this gap. The treatment in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rees, M. Agnes. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Series:Argumentation Library, 13
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9150-6
Table of Contents:
  • Preface. Introduction
  • Part I: Dissociation. 1. The concept of dissociation. 2. The uses of dissociation. 3. Indicators of dissociation
  • Part II: Dissociation as a Discussion Technique. 4. The model of critical discussion. 5. The confrontation stage. 6. The opening stage. 7. The argumentation stage. 8. The concluding stage
  • Part III: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Dissociation. 9. The dialectical soundness of dissociation. 10. The persuasiveness of dissociation. 11. An extended example.