Adding a temporal dimension to the analysis of argumentative discourse: justified reframing as a means of turning a single-issue discussion into a complex argumentative discussion
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Greco S.,
Schaer R.,
Pollaroli C.,
Mercuri C.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2018
Lingua
Inglese
Abstract
This article seeks to extend existing models of argumentation by considering an important
dimension of real-life argumentative discourse: how complex argumentative discussions evolve
over time. We define a complex argumentative discussion as a multi-issue discussion, in which
the different issues are interrelated in the form of a hierarchy. We claim that justified reframing
might be used to transform a single-issue argumentative discussion into a complex argumentative discussion. To illustrate this, we examine the Facebook discourse of the Rhodes Must Fall movement in South Africa. We analyse how reframing is justified by means of arguments, allowing the protagonists to claim as legitimate their reframing of a single issue into a complex argumentative discussion. Our findings complement existing sociological research on social movements by highlighting how their goals are achieved by means of argumentative discourse.
Rivista
Discourse Studies
Volume
20
Numero
6
Pagina inizio
726
Pagina fine
742
Parole chiave
argumentation, reframing
