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In Defense of Polemics

Ruth Amossy
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      This book revisits the definition of polemical discourse and deals with its functions in the democratic sphere. It first examines theoretical questions concerning the management of disagreement in democracy and the nature of polemical discourse. Next, it analyses case studies involving such issues as the place of women in the public space, illustrated by the case of the burqa in France and public controversy in the media on the exclusion of women from the public space. The book then explores reason, passion and violence in polemical discourse by means of cases involving confrontations between secular and ultra-orthodox circles, controversies about the Mexican Wall and fierce discussions about stock-options, and bonuses in times of financial crisis.Although polemical exchanges in the public sphere exacerbate dissent instead of resolving conflicts, they are quite frequent in the media and on the Net. How can we explain such a paradox? Most studies in argumentation avoid the question: they mainly focus on the verbal procedures leading to agreement. This focus stems from the centrality conferred upon consensus in our democratic societies, where decisions should be the result of a process of deliberation. What is then the social function of a confrontational management of dissent that does not primarily seek to achieve agreement? Is it just a sign of decadence, failure and powerlessness, or does it play a constructive role? This book answers these questions.  
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Ruth Amossy EAN: 9783030852092 COUNTRY: Switzerland PAGES: WEIGHT: 436 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Springer Nature Switzerland AG DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-09-30 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Communication studies, Politics and government, Philosophy: logic

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      Ruth Amossy (Tel-Aviv University) is a leading scholar in the field of Argumentation and Discourse Analysis, and the Chief editor of the French journal Argumentation et Analyse du discours. She published extensively on argumentation in its relation to Discourse Analysis, on various theoretical issues in the field of rhetorical argumentation, DA and political discourse, on stereotypes and on ethos. She is the coordinator of ADARR. 
      This book revisits the definition of polemical discourse and deals with its functions in the democratic sphere. It first examines theoretical questions concerning the management of disagreement in democracy and the nature of polemical discourse. Next, it analyses case studies involving such issues as the place of women in the public space, illustrated by the case of the burqa in France and public controversy in the media on the exclusion of women from the public space. The book then explores reason, passion and violence in polemical discourse by means of cases involving confrontations between secular and ultra-orthodox circles, controversies about the Mexican Wall and fierce discussions about stock-options, and bonuses in times of financial crisis.Although polemical exchanges in the public sphere exacerbate dissent instead of resolving conflicts, they are quite frequent in the media and on the Net. How can we explain such a paradox? Most studies in argumentation avoid the question: they mainly focus on the verbal procedures leading to agreement. This focus stems from the centrality conferred upon consensus in our democratic societies, where decisions should be the result of a process of deliberation. What is then the social function of a confrontational management of dissent that does not primarily seek to achieve agreement? Is it just a sign of decadence, failure and powerlessness, or does it play a constructive role? This book answers these questions.  
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Ruth Amossy EAN: 9783030852092 COUNTRY: Switzerland PAGES: WEIGHT: 436 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Springer Nature Switzerland AG DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-09-30 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Communication studies, Politics and government, Philosophy: logic

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      Ruth Amossy (Tel-Aviv University) is a leading scholar in the field of Argumentation and Discourse Analysis, and the Chief editor of the French journal Argumentation et Analyse du discours. She published extensively on argumentation in its relation to Discourse Analysis, on various theoretical issues in the field of rhetorical argumentation, DA and political discourse, on stereotypes and on ethos. She is the coordinator of ADARR. 

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