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In:Contextualizing Pragma-Dialectics
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Peng Wu
[Argumentation in Context 12] 2017
► pp. 159–176

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Chapter 10
The strategic use of argumentation from example in plenary debates in the European Parliament

Published online: 12 December 2017
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The pragma-dialectical model of critical discussion and legislative debates
  • 3.Debates on legislation in the European Parliament
    • 3.1Regulations on plenary debates
    • 3.2Characteristics of plenary legislative debates in the European Parliament
  • 4.Argumentation from example
    • 4.1Evaluating argumentation from example
  • 5.Techniques for strategic manoeuvring using argumentation from example
    • Topical potential
    • Audience demand
    • Presentational devices
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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