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In:Contextualizing Pragma-Dialectics
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Peng Wu
[Argumentation in Context 12] 2017
► pp. 93–107

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Chapter 6
The strategic function of variants of pragmatic argumentation in health brochures

Published online: 12 December 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.12.06van
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.A pragma-dialectical approach to pragmatic argumentation
  • 3.Dialectical options in the argumentation stage
  • 4.Choosing pragmatic argumentation to address doubt towards the standpoint
    • 4.1Dialectical relevance of choosing pragmatic argumentation
    • 4.2Rhetorical advantage of choosing pragmatic argumentation
  • 5.Choosing pragmatic argumentation to address criticism
  • 6. Choosing pragmatic argumentation to attack opposing standpoints
  • 7.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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