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Argumentative Indicators in DiscourseIndicators of Starting Points for the Discussion

Argumentative Indicators in Discourse: Indicators of Starting Points for the Discussion [In this chapter we will focus on the moves that can be constituent for another central activity in the opening stage of a critical discussion: the establishment of the material (or substantial) starting points for the discussion. As early as in classical dialectics these starting points played a crucial part, since a dialectic was interpreted as a critical dialogue in which one party, the opponent, tries to refute the standpoint of the other party, the proponent, on the basis of concessions the proponent makes in the course of the dialogue in response to strategic questions of the opponent. The opponent’s aim is to obtain concessions that include a contradiction or constitute a contradiction with the standpoint of the proponent. The proponent’s aim is to answer the opponent’s questions in a constructive way without making concessions the opponent could use to refute the proponent’s standpoint.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Argumentative Indicators in DiscourseIndicators of Starting Points for the Discussion

Part of the Argumentation Library Book Series (volume 12)
Editors: van Eemeren, Frans H.; Houtlosser, Peter; Henkemans, A. Francisca Snoeck
Argumentative Indicators in Discourse — Jan 1, 2007
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
ISBN
978-1-4020-6243-8
Pages
89 –136
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-6244-5_5
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Abstract

[In this chapter we will focus on the moves that can be constituent for another central activity in the opening stage of a critical discussion: the establishment of the material (or substantial) starting points for the discussion. As early as in classical dialectics these starting points played a crucial part, since a dialectic was interpreted as a critical dialogue in which one party, the opponent, tries to refute the standpoint of the other party, the proponent, on the basis of concessions the proponent makes in the course of the dialogue in response to strategic questions of the opponent. The opponent’s aim is to obtain concessions that include a contradiction or constitute a contradiction with the standpoint of the proponent. The proponent’s aim is to answer the opponent’s questions in a constructive way without making concessions the opponent could use to refute the proponent’s standpoint.]

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Prime Minister; Rhetorical Question; Core Profile; Argumentative Text; Common Starting Point

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