Open AccessStrategisch manoeuvreren in plenaire Tweede Kamerdebatten
Author(s) -
Ton van Haaften
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor taalbeheersing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-1236
pISSN - 1573-9775
DOI - 10.5117/tvt2020.2.002.vanh
Subject(s) - argumentative , argumentation theory , parliament , dialectic , politics , epistemology , political science , law , sociology , philosophy
Strategic manoeuvring in plenary debates in the Second Chamber of Dutch Parliament The (extended) pragma-dialectical argumentation theory assumes that people engaged in argumentative discourse manoeuvre strategically. In argumentative reality, the strategic manoeuvring is carried out within specific argumentative activity types. In this paper it is argued that pragma-dialectics offers a fruitful approach to study political debate. The approach and its added value are discussed and illustrated on the basis of a specific type of political debate in a specific argumentative activity type: the plenary debate in the Second Chamber of Dutch Parliament.