Philosophy & Rhetoric Dec 2024

Marshaling Normative Pragmatic Force to Secure Autonomy

Beth Innocenti University of Kansas

Abstract

ABSTRACT Speakers’ autonomy as arguers is impaired when they are not recognized as arguers, they can’t get their arguments heard, and their arguments are ignored, dismissed, or used against them. How do speakers cultivate conditions to secure their autonomy as arguers? This article submits that they marshal normative pragmatic force or the practical efficacy of normative materials. To support this claim, this article explains what speakers’ autonomy as arguers comprises. The article then describes three legitimate sources of force in arguing and characteristic approaches to addressing conditions that interfere with legitimate sources of force. Finally, this article explains how arguers marshal normative pragmatic force to cultivate conditions to secure autonomy for all.

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Philosophy & Rhetoric
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2024-12-02
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10.5325/philrhet.57.3.0290
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