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Review published In: Journal of Argumentation in Context
Vol. 14:2 (2025) ► pp.266–273

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Giorgia Mannaioli. Vagueness as an implicitating persuasive strategy [Pragmatics and Beyond New Series 350]. John Benjamins: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 2025. 272 pp. https://​doi​.org​/10​.1075​/pbns​.350

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 | Roma Tre University
Published online: 19 August 2025
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