Lotte van Poppel

List of John Benjamins publications for which Lotte van Poppel plays a role.

Articles

The use of metaphors is a common strategy in argumentative discourse to resolve disagreements and create common ground. Nonetheless, metaphor use could also backfire. An opponent could, for example, hijack a metaphor to oppose the proponent’s standpoint. The current study focuses on this type of… read more
Poppel, Lotte van and Roosmaryn Pilgram 2024 Exploiting metaphor in disagreementPragmatic perspectives on disagreement, Schumann, Jennifer and Steve Oswald (eds.), pp. 113–140 | Article
The use of metaphors is a common strategy in argumentative discourse to resolve disagreements and create common ground. Nonetheless, metaphor use could also backfire. An opponent could, for example, hijack a metaphor to oppose the proponent’s standpoint. The current study focuses on this type of… read more
Poppel, Lotte van 2017 Chapter 6. The strategic function of variants of pragmatic argumentation in health brochuresContextualizing Pragma-Dialectics, Eemeren, Frans H. van and Peng Wu (eds.), pp. 93–107 | Chapter
Poppel, Lotte van 2014 The strategic function of variants of pragmatic argumentation in health brochuresArgumentation and Health, Rubinelli, Sara and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 97–112 | Article
In this chapter, I examine the strategic function of four variants of pragmatic argumentation in the context of advisory health brochures. I argue that each variant functions as a strategic maneuver that deals with potential countermoves: with variant I and II writers can address anticipated doubt… read more
Poppel, Lotte van 2012 The strategic function of variants of pragmatic argumentation in health brochuresArgumentation and Health, Rubinelli, Sara and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 97–112 | Article
In this paper, I examine the strategic function of four variants of pragmatic argumentation in the context of advisory health brochures. I argue that each variant functions as a strategic manoeuvre that deals with potential countermoves: with variant I and II writers can address anticipated doubt… read more
Poppel, Lotte van and Sara Rubinelli 2011 “Try the smarter way”: On the claimed efficacy of advertised medicinesKeeping in touch with Pragma-Dialectics: In honor of Frans H. van Eemeren, Feteris, Eveline T., Bart Garssen and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 153–164 | Article