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Mar 1, 2018 · Argumentative discussions can contain various types of metaphor, but these do not all fulfil the same function in discourse: while some seem to express part of the argumentation, others seem to be ...
- The Study of Metaphor in Argumentation Theory - ResearchGate
An overview is provided of all types of metaphors...
- The Study of Metaphor in Argumentation Theory - ResearchGate
- Argumentative Functions of Metaphor
- Metaphor as Standpoint
- Metaphors as Starting Points
- Metaphor as Argument
As was explained in Sect. 2.1, the current paper focuses on the use of metaphor in three prominent moves in a discussion that are distinguished in the pragma-dialectical theory, namely advancing a standpoint, advancing argumentation, and introducing starting points. In this Section, the use of metaphor in each of these moves will be discussed. Base...
According to Wagemans (2016), metaphors can function as (part of) a standpoint, as starting point and as (part of) an argument.Footnote 9He conceptualizes metaphor as an explicit metaphorical comparison (and thus leaves out other types of metaphor). A metaphor as standpoint constitutes a proposition that consists of this metaphorical comparison. Th...
Apart from standpoints, metaphors could also play a role in (material) starting points,Footnote 12 which function as a point of departure for a discussion (van Eemeren and Grootendorst 1992: 93–94). Van Eemeren (2010: 121) argues that discussants can use a metaphor that “is likely to appeal to the audience” to introduce a starting point. Santibáñez...
Besides as standpoint and starting point, metaphors can also function as (part of) an argument. Wagemans (2016) distinguishes between metaphors in the material and in the bridging or connection premise. Starting from his conceptualization of metaphor, the particular place in the argumentation (i.e., the particular premise) affects the exact type of...
- Lotte van Poppel, Lotte van Poppel
- L.van.poppel@rug.nl
- 2021
The study reveals that not all possible argumentative functions of metaphor have been taken into account, such as the role of conventional direct metaphors in standpoint and starting point. Novel direct metaphor as part of an analogy argument has received most attention, while indirect metaphor can constitute argumentative moves as well, such as the introduction of a standpoint, starting point ...
Grootendorst, 1984, 2004) helps to determine the specific function metaphors can have in argumentative discourse. The theory provides a ... The moves, performed by different types of speech acts, are
Dec 1, 2020 · Argumentative discussions can contain various types of metaphor, but these do not all fulfil the same function in discourse: while some seem to express part of the argumentation, others seem to be irrelevant. So far, argumentation research has not explained when metaphors should be considered relevant for argumentation.
- Lotte van Poppel
- 2020
Mar 1, 2021 · An overview is provided of all types of metaphors distinguished and their possible argumentative functions. The study reveals that not all possible argumentative functions of metaphor have been ...
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Jan 12, 2021 · Here, metaphors play both a cognitive and a persuasive function. The dietician uses them to explain what diabetes is, and more importantly the persistence of the condition. However, at the same time they express a complex argument (Walton 1990 ), in which the patient’s behavior and understanding is interpreted based on the commitments underlying it, which are then attacked by a metaphorical ...
