Dima Mohammed
List of John Benjamins publications in which Dima Mohammed is involved.
Journal
ISSN 2211-4742 | E‑ISSN 2211‑4750
Titles
Argumentation in Prime Minister’s Question Time: Accusation of inconsistency in response to criticism
Dima Mohammed
When political actors respond to criticism by pointing at an inconsistency in the critic’s position, a tricky political practice emerges. Turning the criticism back to the critic can be a constructive move that restores coherence, but it may also be a disruptive move that silences the critical… read more[Argumentation in Context, 15] 2018. xi, 162 pp.
Argumentation in Political Deliberation
Edited by Marcin Lewiński and Dima Mohammed
The goal of this volume is to further the examination of the role, shape, and quality of argumentation in political deliberation. The chapters collected in the volume employ the concepts and methods developed within argumentation theory to investigate the specifics of political discourse across… read more[Benjamins Current Topics, 76] 2015. v, 178 pp.
Argumentation in political deliberation
Edited by Marcin Lewiński and Dima Mohammed
Special issue of Journal of Argumentation in Context 2:1 (2013) v, 177 pp.
2025 Toward a community-centred approach to healthcare: Argumentative tools to disentangle the intertwining of public and interpersonal communication Future Perspectives in Medical Argumentation, Bigi, Sarah and Maria Grazia Rossi (eds.), pp. 280–304 | Article
In the face of growing medical scepticism and institutional distrust, this article sketches an integrated framework to examine the interplay between public health controversies and clinical interactions. Situated within Community-Centred Approaches (CCA) and participatory public health, the… read more
2022 Negative campaigning: The argumentative potential of attacks in political election campaigns Argumentation in European Politics, Andone, Corina and Bart Garssen (eds.), pp. 88–109 | Article
This paper develops an argumentative perspective on attacks in political election campaigns. The perspective highlights the role that attack ads play in the justification of vote claims aiming to advance our understanding of the notorious practice and to bring about a nuanced assessment of its… read more
2019 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: Arguing for the fragile consensus in global multilateral diplomacy Environmental Argumentation, Lewiński, Marcin and Mehmet Ali Üzelgün (eds.), pp. 65–90 | Article
The paper applies argumentative discourse analysis to a corpus of official statements made by key players (USA, EU, China, India, etc.) at the opening of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. The chief goal is to reveal the underlying structure of practical arguments and values legitimising the… read more
2015 Pursuing multiple goals in European Parliamentary Debates: EU immigration policies as a case in point Argumentation in Political Deliberation, Lewiński, Marcin and Dima Mohammed (eds.), pp. 47–74 | Article
In this chapter I shed light on the multi-purposive nature of debates in the European Parliament. As a case in point, I examine a debate on immigration in the wake of a migratory crisis in the Italian island of Lampedusa in early 2011. I analyze the points of view argued for by MEPs, aiming at… read more
2014 Institutional constraints on strategic maneuvering in shared medical decision-making Argumentation and Health, Rubinelli, Sara and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 19–32 | Article
In this chapter it is first investigated to what extent the institutional goal and basic principles of shared decision making are compatible with the aim and rules for critical discussion. Next, some techniques that doctors may use to present their own treatment preferences strategically in a… read more
2013 Argumentation in political deliberation Argumentation in political deliberation, Lewiński, Marcin and Dima Mohammed (eds.), pp. 1–9 | Article
2013 Pursuing multiple goals in European Parliamentary Debates: EU immigration policies as a case in point Argumentation in political deliberation, Lewiński, Marcin and Dima Mohammed (eds.), pp. 47–74 | Article
In this paper I shed light on the multi-purposive nature of debates in the European Parliament. As a case in point, I examine a debate on immigration in the wake of a migratory crisis in the Italian island of Lampedusa in early 2011. I analyze the points of view argued for by MEPs, aiming at… read more
2012 Chapter 15. Argumentative insights for the analysis of direct-to-consumer advertising Exploring Argumentative Contexts, Eemeren, Frans H. van and Bart Garssen (eds.), pp. 255–268 | Article
In spite of the increasing awareness of the central role that argumentation plays in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising, argumentative considerations have not yet been adequately incorporated into the analysis of DTC ads. In this paper, we argue that taking argumentative considerations into… read more
2012 Institutional constraints on strategic maneuvering in shared medical decision-making Argumentation and Health, Rubinelli, Sara and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 19–32 | Article
In this paper it is first investigated to what extent the institutional goal and basic principles of shared decision making are compatible with the aim and rules for critical discussion. Next, some techniques that doctors may use to present their own treatment preferences strategically in a shared… read more
2011 Pragma-dialectical analysis of rhetorical texts: The case of Barack Obama in Cairo Keeping in touch with Pragma-Dialectics: In honor of Frans H. van Eemeren, Feteris, Eveline T., Bart Garssen and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (eds.), pp. 89–102 | Article
2009 Manoeuvring strategically in Prime Minister’s Question Time Examining Argumentation in Context: Fifteen studies on strategic maneuvering, Eemeren, Frans H. van (ed.), pp. 171–189 | Article