Rhetorical effectiveness of (quasi) logical design of arguments

SVAČINOVÁ, Iva. Rhetorical effectiveness of (quasi) logical design of arguments. In Rhetoric in the Knowledge Society, 24-26 June, 2015, Warsaw, Poland. 2015.

Basic information

• Original name: Rhetorical effectiveness of (quasi) logical design of arguments
• Authors: SVAČINOVÁ, Iva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Rhetoric in the Knowledge Society, 24-26 June, 2015, Warsaw, Poland, 2015.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
• Country of publisher: Poland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/15:00083426
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: strategic maneuvering; quasi-logical arguments; argument scheme; rule of justice; reciprocity
• Tags: mzok, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

According to Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca scientific audience tends to be influenced by argumentation presented as following logically or being demonstrative. The paper examines a rhetorical effectiveness of so-called quasi-logical arguments introduced into theory of argumentation by New Rhetoric programme. This paper interconnects this perspective with pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation. It examines quasi-logical arguments by concept of strategic maneuvering that is considered as an attempt of speakers to strengthen rhetorical effectiveness of arguments but simultaneously not to weaken their dialectical soundness. The paper investigates „quasi-logicality“ as a type of strategic maneuvering. The analysis is presented on particular case of two sub-types of quasi-logical arguments: reciprocity and rule of justice. Speech acts theory and concept of felicity conditions is used for research of rhetorical effectiveness of topical choice of these argument schemes.

Links

• MUNI/A/1153/2014, interní kód MU: Name: Soudobé problémy a minulé podoby filozofické diskuse

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A