In:Responding to Questions at Press Conferences: Confrontational maneuvering by Chinese spokespersons
Peng Wu
[Argumentation in Context 21] 2023
► pp. 43–62
Chapter 3Confrontational maneuvering by dissociation
Published online: 22 March 2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.21.c3
https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.21.c3
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2Different perspectives on dissociation
- 3.3Dissociation as a mode of confrontational maneuvering
- 3.3.1“Distorted” Term I versus “authentic” Term II
- 3.3.2“Ambiguous” Term I versus “univocal” Term II
- 3.3.3“Broadened” Term I versus “exact” Term II
- 3.3.4“Narrowed” Term I versus “exact” Term II
- 3.4The strategic use of dissociation in making a convincing case
- 3.5Conclusion
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