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
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Acknowledgements
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Note
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