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Argumentation in Actual Practice: Topical studies about argumentative discourse in context
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen
[Argumentation in Context 17] 2019
► pp. 61–84

Chapter 4
Dissociation as strategic maneuvering in spokespersons’ argumentative replies at Chinese diplomatic press conferences

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Different perspectives on dissociation
  • 3.Institutional preconditions for strategic maneuvering by dissociation in spokespersons’ argumentative replies
  • 4.Dissociation as a mode of confrontational strategic maneuvering
  • 5.Confrontational maneuvering by dissociation in making a convincing case
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 23 September 2019
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