Pressure and Argumentation in Public Controversies

When can exerting pressure in a public controversy promote reasonable outcomes, and when is it rather a hindrance? We show how negotiation and persuasion dialogue can be intertwined. Then, we examine in what ways one can in a public controversy exert pressure on others through sanctions or rewards....

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Main Authors: Jan Albert van Laar, Erik C. W. Krabbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2019-09-01
Series:Informal Logic
Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/5739