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Dissociating between ‘is’ and ‘ought’: Recognizing and interpreting positions in climate change controversies
Argumentation and Reasoned Action: Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Argumentation
Year (definitive publication)
2016
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
This presentation focuses on the uses of dissociation in controversial debates.
We report findings from an argumentative analysis of (N=22) interviews, in
which participants were presented with contentious assertions concerning
climate change action. We show how the interview responses were
characterized by contrastive and concessive uses of the connective but, and
explore the – temporal and spatial – patterns through which dissociation was
used in enhancing the dialectical reasonableness together with the rhetorical
effectiveness of the arguments.
Acknowledgements
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Keywords
Appearance/reality pair,Carbon offsetting,controversy,Definition,Dissociation,Environmental discourse,Temporality and spatiality
