The Pandemic of Argumentation

The Pandemic of Argumentation

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This open access book addresses communicative aspects of the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the epidemic of misinformation from the perspective of argumentation theory. Argumentation theory is uniquely placed to understand and account for the challenges of public reason as expressed through ar...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Oswald, Steve (Editor), Lewiński, Marcin (Editor), Greco, Sara (Editor), Villata, Serena (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Argumentation Library, 43
Subjects:
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Linguistics > Methodology.
Social sciences.
Communication.
Philosophy of Language.
Research Methods in Language and Linguistics.
Society.
Media and Communication.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Pandemic of Argumentation
  • Part I: Arguing About The Pandemic
  • Chapter 2. Arguing About "COVID": Metalinguistic Arguments on What Counts As A "Covid-19 Death". Chapter 3. 'Covid-19': Meaning and Reference
  • Chapter 4. Political Interference and Argumentative Styles
  • Chapter 5. The Evaluative Component in Pragmatic Argumentation: An Analysis of Public Discourse During the First Wave of the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic in Italy
  • Chapter 6. Spaces of Argumentation and their Interaction: Some Elements of Thought Inspired by Controversies and Dispute in France During the Covid-19 Crisis
  • Chapter 7. The Argumentative Potential of Doubt: From Legitimate Concerns to Conspiracy Theories About Covid-19 Vaccines. Chapter 8. Analysing the Public Debate About Lockdown
  • Chapter 9. Responding to the COVID Conspiracy Theories: Why Narratives Themselves are More Powerful Arguments than Fact-Checking
  • Chapter 10. Reshaping Society through an Expanded Understanding of the Role of Analogy: Or How the Co-Vid Crisis Can Lead to a Better World
  • Chapter 11. Expert Uncertainty: Arguments Bolstering the Ethos of Expertise in Situations of Uncertainty
  • Chapter 12. Conditional Perfection, Scientific Schizophrenia and Political Decisions: On the Argumentative Dark Side of Pandemic Discourse
  • Part II: Justifying and Promoting Health Policies
  • Chapter 13. Good and Ought in Argumentation: COVID-19 as a Case Study
  • Chapter 14. Visual Argumentation and Law: Broadcasting and Justifying the Norms During the Pandemic
  • Chapter 15. Securitisation and the Rediscovery of the Invisible Enemy in Times of Pandemic: Analysing Political Discourses from the European South
  • Chapter 16. The UK Government's 'Balancing Act' in the Pandemic. Arguing from Competing Concerns: Lives, Livelihoods and Liberties
  • Chapter 17. Practical Conflicts between Law and Morality: An Argumentative Analysis of the Case of Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps
  • Chapter 18. How to Deal with DeepDisagreements? The Role of Rhetoric in Crisis Communication: The Case of COVID-19
  • Chapter 19. On Arguments from Ignorance in Policy-Making
  • Chapter 20. Persuasion, Politics, and COVID-19: Audience as a Political Category
  • Part III: Elements of Argumentative Literacy
  • Chapter 21. Inoculating Students Against Conspiracy Theories: The Case of Covid-19
  • Chapter 22. Staying up to Date with Argument Checking: Outdated News as Defeasible Arguments
  • Chapter 23. Combatting Conspiratorial Thinking with Controlled Argumentation Dialogue Environments
  • Chapter 24. Is Interpretation of Conspiracy Theories done in a Fair and Useful Way?
  • Chapter 25. How to Handle Reasonable Disagreement: The Case of Covid-19
  • Chapter 26. Constructing Arguments about COVID-19 Governmental Guidelines
  • Chapter 27. "I (Don't) Agree with You, So You Are (In)Competent" The Role of One's Own Opinion in Accepting Arguments from Expert Opinion.

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