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Prototypical Argumentative Patterns: Exploring the relationship between argumentative discourse and institutional context
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren
[Argumentation in Context 11] 2017
► pp. 139–155

Chapter 9
Argumentative patterns with symptomatic argumentation in over-the-counter medicine advertisements

Article outline
  • 9.1Introduction
  • 9.2Supporting ‘safety’ and ‘there is no better alternative’ claims
  • 9.3Types of symptomatic argumentation in OTC-medicine advertisements
    • Safety claims
    • No better alternative claims
  • 9.4Extensions of symptomatic argumentation in OTC-medicine advertisements
  • 9.5Manoeuvring strategically with symptomatic argumentation within the institutional constraints of OTC-medicine advertisements
  • 9.6Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 14 August 2017
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