Table of contents
Preface
Chapter 1.Argumentative style: The strategic shape of argumentative discourse
1.1Introduction
1.2Transcending the traditional view of style
1.3A pragma-dialectical definition of argumentative style
1.4The layout of this study
Chapter 2.Manifestation of argumentative styles in argumentative discourse
2.1Concepts crucial to identifying argumentative styles
2.2Argumentative moves included in the analytic overview
2.3Dialectical routes contained in the argumentative pattern
2.4Strategic considerations determining the strategic design
Chapter 3.Detached argumentative styles and engaged argumentative styles
3.1Categories of argumentative styles
3.2Characteristics of detached argumentative styles
3.3Characteristics of engaged argumentative styles
3.4Further categorisation and sub-categorisation
Chapter 4.Variety of argumentative styles in different argumentative practices
4.1Argumentative characterization of communicative practices
4.2Genres of communication instrumental in specific macro-contexts
4.3Impact of macro-contextual institutional requirements
4.3.1Institutional preconditions for strategic manoeuvring
4.3.2Prototypical argumentative patterns and dialectical routes
4.4Argumentative styles in the political, diplomatic, juridical, facilitatory, academic, and medical domain
Chapter 5.Argumentative style in political advertising
5.1Institutional background of political advertising in newspapers
5.2Advertisements in election campaigns for a Dutch Provincial Council
5.3Analysis of the argumentative discourses in two political advertisements
5.3.1The analytically relevant argumentative moves
5.3.2The dialectical routes
5.3.3The strategic considerations
5.4The argumentative styles utilised in the two advertisements
5.4.1Identification of argumentative styles
5.4.2Characteristics of the confrontational argumentative styles
5.4.3Characteristics of the opening argumentative styles
5.4.4Characteristics of the argumentational argumentative styles
5.4.5Characteristics of the concluding argumentative styles
5.5Conclusion
Chapter 6.Argumentative style in parliamentary debates
6.1Institutional background of legislative debates in the European Parliament
6.2The opening speech of the debate about the European food supply chain
6.3Analysis of the argumentative discourse in the opening speech
6.3.1The analytically relevant argumentative moves
6.3.2The dialectical routes
6.3.3The strategic considerations
6.4The argumentative style of the rapporteur’s opening speech
6.4.1Characteristics of the confrontational argumentative style
6.4.2Characteristics of the opening argumentative style
6.4.3Characteristics of the argumentational argumentative style
6.4.4Characteristics of the concluding argumentative style
6.5Conclusion
Chapter 7.Confrontational argumentative style at diplomatic press conferences
7.1Institutional background of China’s MoFA’s regular press conferences
7.2Three responses of spokespersons to questions by journalists
7.3Analysis of the argumentative discourse in the spokespersons’ responses
7.3.1Analytically relevant argumentative moves in the confrontation stage
7.3.2Strategic considerations in the confrontation stage
7.4A confrontational argumentative style that is detached and uncompromising
7.5Conclusion
Chapter 8.Argumentative style in civil court’s judgments
8.1Institutional background of Dutch civil lawsuits
8.2The van Gelder against the Dutch Olympic Committee case
8.3Analysis of the argumentative discourse in the judgement
8.3.1The analytically relevant argumentative moves
8.3.2The dialectical route
8.3.3The strategic considerations
8.4Characteristics of the argumentative style in the civil judgment
8.4.1The identification of argumentative styles
8.4.2Characteristics of the argumentational argumentative style
8.4.3Characteristics of the confrontational, opening, and concluding argumentative style
8.5Conclusion
Chapter 9.Argumentative style in mediators’ opening statements
9.1Institutional background of ADR dispute mediation
9.1.1ADR mediation as a communicative activity type
9.1.2The status of mediators’ opening statements in dispute mediation
9.2The two opening statements
9.3Analysis of the argumentative discourses in the two opening statements
9.3.1The analytically relevant argumentative moves
9.3.2The dialectical routes
9.3.3The strategic considerations
9.4The mediators’ argumentative style in the two opening statements
9.4.1The topical dimension of the general argumentative style
9.4.2The audience demand dimension of the general argumentative style
9.4.3The presentational dimension of the general argumentative style
9.5Conclusion
Chapter 10.Argumentative style in a peer-reviewed research paper
10.1Institutional background of a research paper
10.2The sampling in a study of causal hypotheses in psychology
10.3Analysis of the argumentative discourse in the RSID case
10.3.1The questions raised by the paper
10.3.2Analytic overview
10.3.3Following, missing, and re-stating a dialectical route
10.3.4Strategic considerations
10.4Characteristics of the argumentative style in a research paper
10.5Conclusion
Chapter 11.Argumentative style in family-centred medical consultations
11.1Institutional background of medical consultations
11.2Doctor-parent communication in family-centred medical rounds
11.3Analysis of the argumentative discourse in a family-centred medical round
11.3.1The analytically relevant argumentative moves
11.3.2The dialectical routes
11.3.3The strategic considerations
11.4The argumentative style in a family-centred medical round
11.4.1Detached and engaged argumentative styles in a patient-centred perspective
11.4.2Characteristics of the confrontational argumentative style
11.4.3Characteristics of the opening argumentative style
11.4.4Characteristics of the argumentational argumentative style
11.4.5Characteristics of the concluding argumentative style
11.5Conclusion
Chapter 12.Conclusion
12.1Diversity of argumentative style in different institutional macro-contexts
12.2Functional utilisations of detached and engaged argumentative styles
12.3Perspectives on future research concerning argumentative style
References
About the authors
Index
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