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Publication details [#20695]
Prelli, Lawrence J. and Roger Pace. 1987. Statis, good reasons, and the small group. In Fuller, Steve and Charles Willard. In defence of relativism: Rescuing incommensurability from the self-excepting fallacy. In : 313–320. : 255–265.
Annotation
The authors argue that the classical method of rhethorical stasis can be adapted for use in guiding discourse decisions made in problem-solving groups. More specifically, it can be applied to assist deliberations when groups must discursively create collectively-binding `good reasons' for their decisions in problematic situations.