Chapter 3
Confrontational maneuvering by dissociation
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2Different perspectives on dissociation
- 3.3Dissociation as a mode of confrontational maneuvering
- 3.3.1“Distorted” Term I versus “authentic” Term II
- 3.3.2“Ambiguous” Term I versus “univocal” Term II
- 3.3.3“Broadened” Term I versus “exact” Term II
- 3.3.4“Narrowed” Term I versus “exact” Term II
- 3.4The strategic use of dissociation in making a convincing case
- 3.5Conclusion
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Notes