Adult as a source of expert opinion in child’s argumentation during family mealtime conversations
Additional information
Authors
Bova A.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2015
Language
English
Abstract
The present study addresses the issue of how the differences in age and roles with their parents can affect the children’s choice of the argumentative strategies they adopt in their discussions. The findings show that when children refer to a third person as a source of expert opinion, the expert always proves to be an adult, and not another child. Looking at this argumentative choice typically made by children, it is reasonable to assume that for them the reference to an opinion of an adult is a stronger argument than the reference to an opinion of another child. However, the actual effectiveness of the argument from adult-expert opinion depends on the extent to which the premises (endoxa) the argument is based on are shared by parents and children.
Journal
Journal of Argumentation in Context
Volume
4
Number
1
Start page number
4
End page number
20
Keywords
family, argumentation, children, expert opinion, mealtime, model of a critical discussion, Argumentum Model of Topics
