By Frans H. van Eemeren
In Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse, Frans H. van Eemeren brings jointly the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by means of introducing the idea that of strategic maneuvering. Strategic maneuvering refers back to the arguer’s continuous efforts to reconcile aiming for effectiveness with being average. It occurs in all levels of argumentative discourse and manifests itself concurrently within the offerings which are made up of the topical strength to be had at a selected level, in variation to viewers call for, and within the use of particular presentational units. Strategic maneuvering derails whilst within the particular context during which the discourse occurs a rule for severe dialogue has been violated, in order that a fallacy has been devoted. Van Eemeren makes transparent that extending the pragma-dialectical method of argumentation by means of taking account of strategic maneuvering ends up in a richer and extra specified process for reading and comparing argumentative discourse.
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5, n. 6). 26. Although Habermas’ ideal of consensus (1971) in a speech situation of communication unimpaired by power relations rests on philosophical starting points different from ours, his ideal is in some respects not dissimilar to ours, but in view of the pragma-dialectical conception of intellectual doubt and criticism as the driving forces of progress, it is eventually not consensus that we are after but rather a continual flux of ever more advanced opinions. In this perspective, aiming for agreement is just an intermediate step on the way to new, and more advanced, disagreements.
This dual criterion was first proposed in Barth (1972). 18. If Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca’s (1958/1969) “universal audience” represents an ideal that is connected with achieving problem-validity it may be expected to employ similar norms as those incorporated in the rules for critical discussion. 19. An external evaluator may be part of this company but may also be part of some other company accepting standards that are to some extent different from those of the discussants. Then there is in fact a difference of opinion about the problem-validity of the standards.
Interpersonal does not necessarily mean collectivist. ╯225â•‚226). 11. “Rational” often refers to egoistical behavior calculated exclusively to maximize the desired payoff, as when this term is used in economic models. Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse To give further substance to the notion of reasonableness, it may seem sensible to turn to scientific procedures because they are often seen as the paragon of reasonableness. Philosophers of science and methodologists dealing with scientific procedures have indeed attempted to tackle the notion of reasonableness, specifying rules and criteria that are pertinent to conducting scientific discussions aimed at resolving scientific problems.