Table of contents
Chapter 1Introduction Contextualizing Pragma-Dialectics
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Chapter 2In what sense do modern argumentation theories relate to Aristotle? The case of Pragma-Dialectics
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Chapter 3Fallacies as derailments of argumentative discourse: Acceptance based on understanding and critical assessment
37
Chapter 4The role of the judge in legal proceedings: A pragma-dialectical analysis
59
Chapter 5Direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs as an argumentative activity type
77
Chapter 6The strategic function of variants of pragmatic argumentation in health brochures
93
Chapter 7Argumentation in doctor-patient interaction: Medical consultation as a pragma-dialectical communicative activity type
109
Chapter 8
Strategic manoeuvering in argumentative discourse in political deliberation
123
Chapter 9Strategic maneuvering in European Parliamentary debate
145
Chapter 10The strategic use of argumentation from example in plenary debates in the European Parliament
159
Chapter 11Strategic maneuvering with presentational choices in Dutch parliamentary debate
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Chapter 12The space for strategic manoeuvring in adjudicating a freedom of speech case in The Netherlands: The first trial fo Geert Wilders
193
Chapter 13Strategic maneuvering by personal attacks at press conferences of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
225
Chapter 14Delimiting the burden of proof in political interviews
255
Chapter 15Strategic manoeuvring with hyperbole in political debate
269
Chapter 16
A pragma-dialectical approach to governmental crisis communication: The case of disputes over a proposed chemical project in Mainland China
281
Chapter 17Strategic maneuvering with presentational choices in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports
309
Chapter 18Analysing multimodal argumentation within the pragma-dialectical framework: Strategic manoeuvring in the front covers of The Economist
335
Sources of the contributions
361
Index
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