- Competing, cooperating, deciding: towards a model of deliberative debate
- A cura di Adelino Cattani, Bruno Mastroianni
A Rhetorical Model of Debating
- Stephen M. Llano
- © 2021 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-329-1.05
A rhetorical model of the debate centered on the image of a labyrinth is more suitable than the metaphor of debate-as-game in describing the benefits of arguing in front of an audience. The labyrinth best expresses that proceeding by successive choices, coming and going, and sometimes retracing one's steps, typical of the debate activity. The basic thesis is that arguing is a continuous adaptation of one's speeches according to the audience that listens. In fact, in the labyrinth, what matters is not only arriving at the outcome - the exit or reaching the center of the structure - but the path you choose to get there is equally important. More than the definitive and winning argument, which rarely occurs in discussions, the labyrinth teaches us to recognise the plurality of approaches adopted when faced with an issue.
- Keywords:
- Argumentation Theory,
- debate,
- rhetoric,
St. John’s University, United States
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Titolo del capitolo
A Rhetorical Model of Debating
Autori
Stephen M. Llano
Lingua
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-329-1.05
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2021
Copyright
© 2021 Author(s)
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Licenza dei metadati
Informazioni bibliografiche
Titolo del libro
Competing, cooperating, deciding: towards a model of deliberative debate
Curatori
Adelino Cattani, Bruno Mastroianni
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
168
Anno di pubblicazione
2021
Copyright
© 2021 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-329-1
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-328-4
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-329-1
Collana
Communication and Philosophical Cultures. Researches and Instruments
ISSN della collana
2975-1152
e-ISSN della collana
2975-1233