03350cam a2200373 i 4500 20783616 20210612105239.0 181207s2018 ne b 001 0 eng c 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default LBSOR xk06 2018-12-18 to Dewey xm07 2018-12-18 ; xk13 2019-01-23 : class/SH corrections (per PSD); email to Dewey for update; xn13 2019-02-01 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. xk02 2019-03-11 to CALM (telework) xk02 2020-03-10, updated 050b xk02 2021-06-12 updated nap return 2018033780 9789027201744 (HB : alk. paper) 9789027263278 (E-BOOK) LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR rda DLC pcc e-uk--- P301.5.P47 M64 2018 328.41/02014 23 Mohammed, Dima, author. Argumentation in prime minister's question time : accusation of inconsistency in response to criticism / Dima Mohammed, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] xi, 162 pages ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Argumentation in context (AIC), 1877-6884 ; volume 15 "When political actors respond to criticism by pointing at an inconsistency in the critic's position, a tricky political practice emerges. Turning the criticism back to the critic can be a constructive move that restores coherence, but it may also be a disruptive move that silences the critical voice. What distinguishes constructive cases from disruptive ones? This is the question this book sets out to answer. The question is addressed by adopting an argumentative perspective. Argumentation in Prime Minister's Question Time focuses on the turnabout employed by the British Prime Minister in response to the Leader of the Opposition. The turnabout is characterised as a particular way of strategic manoeuvring. The manoeuvring is analysed and evaluated by combining pragmatic, dialectical and rhetorical insights with considerations from the realm of politics. The outcome is an account of the turnabout's strategic functions and an assessment guide for evaluating its reasonableness. The book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of argumentation, discourse analysis, communication and rhetoric"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-159) and index. Tricky turnabouts: accusations of inconsistency in response to criticism -- Confrontational manoeuvring with accusations of inconsistency -- Prime minister's question time -- The strategic function of responding to criticism with accusations of inconsistency in question time -- The reasonableness of responding to criticism with accusations of inconsistency in question time. Persuasion (Rhetoric) Political aspects Great Britain. Prime ministers Great Britain Language. Online version: Mohammed, Dima, author. Argumentation in prime minister's question time Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] 9789027263278 (DLC) 2018060475 LBSORCIP 2018-12-17