In defense of polemics / Ruth Amossy.
Amossy, Ruth.; Kirschbaum, Olga.
2021
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Title In defense of polemics / Ruth Amossy.
Author Amossy, Ruth.
Uniform Title Apologie de la polémique. English
ISBN 9783030852108 (electronic bk.)
3030852105 (electronic bk.)
9783030852092
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85210-8
Imprint Cham : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (168 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-85210-8 doi
Call Number PN4181
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.3/8
Summary This book revisits the definition of polemical discourse and deals with its functions in the democratic sphere. It first examines theoretical questions concerning the management of disagreement in democracy and the nature of polemical discourse. Next, it analyses case studies involving such issues as the place of women in the public space, illustrated by the case of the burqa in France and public controversy in the media on the exclusion of women from the public space. The book then explores reason, passion and violence in polemical discourse by means of cases involving confrontations between secular and ultra-orthodox circles, controversies about the Mexican Wall and fierce discussions about stock-options, and bonuses in times of financial crisis. Although polemical exchanges in the public sphere exacerbate dissent instead of resolving conflicts, they are quite frequent in the media and on the Net. How can we explain such a paradox? Most studies in argumentation avoid the question: they mainly focus on the verbal procedures leading to agreement. This focus stems from the centrality conferred upon consensus in our democratic societies, where decisions should be the result of a process of deliberation. What is then the social function of a confrontational management of dissent that does not primarily seek to achieve agreement? Is it just a sign of decadence, failure and powerlessness, or does it play a constructive role? This book answers these questions.
Note 7.9 Conclusion.
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Series Argumentation library ; v. 42.
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Intro
Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Introduction: Why Polemics?
References
Part I Theoretical Considerations
2 Managing Disagreement in Democracies: Towards a Rhetoric of Dissensus
2.1 The Quest for Consensus and the Obsession of Agreement
2.2 Contemporary Condemnations of Dissensus and Polemics
2.3 The Reevaluation of Dissensus in the Social Sciences
2.4 Rhetorical Argumentation and the Question of Dissensus
2.5 Towards a Rhetoric of Dissensus
References
3 Public Controversy and Polemics: Some Attempts at Definitions

3.1 A Debate About a Question of Public Interest
3.2 Public Controversy as an Argumentative Modality
3.2.1 Tax Exile: The Public Controversy About Depardieu, Following Arnault and Clavier
3.3 A Mode of Conflict Management: Dichotomization
3.4 Polarization, or Social Division
3.5 The Relationship to the Other. The Disqualification of the Adversary
3.6 A Fierce Debate
3.7 Conclusion
References
Part II How Do Polemics and Public Controversy Work? Looking at Debates on Women in the Public Sphere
4 Wearing the Burqa in France Polemical Discourse and Polemical Exchanges

4.1 The Burqa Affair in France
4.2 Enunciation and Journalistic Responsibility
4.3 Public Controversy as a Media Event
4.4 Polarization in Journalistic Writing
4.5 The Journalist as Polemicist
4.6 The Televised Debate
4.7 Dialogue and Polylogue in Discussion Forums
4.8 Public Controversy as Polylogue
4.9 Conclusion
References
5 Controversies and Polemics in Public Space "The Exclusion of Women" in Israel
5.1 The Public Controversy on the "Exclusion of Women"
5.2 The Formula as the Focus of Public Controversy
5.3 Public Controversy in a Divided Press

5.4 The Public Controversy Against the Ultraorthodox: Rallying in the Fight
5.5 Public Controversy as Political Positioning
5.6 Public Controversy in Ultra-Orthodox Media
5.7 The Dangers of Polarization
5.8 Conclusion
References
Part III Reason, Passion, and Violence
6 Rationality and/or Passion Thomas Friedman and the Mexican Wall
6.1 The Controversy About Thomas Friedman's Op-Ed on the Mexican Wall
6.2 Condemning Emotional Responses in the Name of Reason
6.3 The Role of Practical Reasoning in Public Controversy

6.4 The Place and Role of Emotions in Polemical Debate
References
7 Verbal Violence: Its Functions and Limits
7.1 "Flames" in Online Conversations. Is Violence Intrinsic to Public Controversy?
7.2 What is Verbal Violence?
7.3 The Verbal Violence of Discussions on the Net: Flames
7.4 Violence and Argumentation
7.5 Public Controversy as a Personal Quarrel
7.6 Violence Directed Against a Third Party: Creating a Virtual Community of Protest
7.7 Incitement to Violence: Polemical Violence and Coercive Rhetoric
7.8 Functional Violence. Regulation and Limits

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