Open AccessThe Argumentation in Governments’ Public Crisis Communication: A Case of a NIMBY Facility in City Z of Mainland China
Author(s) -
Yan Linqiong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sinología hispánica/sinología hispánica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2531-2219
pISSN - 2444-832X
DOI - 10.18002/sin.v3i2.5264
Subject(s) - argumentation theory , nimby , crisis communication , mainland china , china , china mainland , political science , public relations , epistemology , law , engineering , civil engineering , philosophy
Argumentativeness is an attribute not to be neglected in the crisis communication discourse. This paper constructs an argumentation-oriented public crisis communication model. The new model incorporates the well-established rules and two-way symmetric principle in crisis communication with argumentation analysis and evaluation under the theory of pragmadialectics. By analyzing the strategies and evaluating the effects of a local Chinese government’s crisis communication related with a proposed NIMBY facility in Mainland China, the case is employed to underline the significance of the new model in real crisis communication.