Chapter 1
Tricky turnabouts
The puzzle
Article outline
- 1.1Political language, coherence and accountability
- 1.2Accusations of inconsistency in response to criticism in Prime Minister’s Question Time
- 1.2.1A mini debate on the Government’s performance
- 1.2.2Tabled and supplementary questions
- 1.2.3Tricky turnabouts
- 1.3An argumentative perspective: A pragma-dialectical view
- 1.3.1Meta-theoretical starting points
- 1.3.2The ideal model of critical discussion
- 1.3.3Strategic manoeuvring
- 1.3.4Argumentative activity types
- 1.4Objectives and organisation of the book
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