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Publication details [#57481]

Hart, Christopher. 2013. Argumentation meets adapted cognition: Manipulation in media discourse on immigration. Journal of Pragmatics 59 (1) : 200–209.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

argumentation | immigrant | manipulating | mass media | pragmatics

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

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Annotation

It is demonstrated that some recurrent argumentation schemes in anti-immigration media discourse can be explained via a cognitive-evolutionary psychology approach, and best featured as manipulation rather than persuasion.