Argumentation Dec 2006 Open Access

Strategic Maneuvering: A Synthetic Recapitulation

Frans H. van Eemeren University of Amsterdam ; Peter Houtlosser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Abstract

As an introduction to the special issue on Perspectives on Strategic Maneuvering, this article provides a synthetic recapitulation of the various steps that were taken in developing the pragma-dialectical theory of strategic maneuvering. First, the concept of strategic maneuvering is described as a means to reconcile the simultaneous pursuit of dialectical and rhetorical aims. Second, strategic maneuvering is related to the various kinds of argumentative activity types in which it takes place. Third, the concept of dialectical profiles is discussed and the parameters that are pertinent to distinguishing between different types of strategic maneuvering. Fourth, the fallacies are viewed as derailment of strategic maneuvering. Fifth, as a case in point, strategic maneuvering with inconsistency is examined.

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Argumentation
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2006-12-01
DOI
10.1007/s10503-007-9037-z
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