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| Title | Examples as Crucial Arguments on 'others' |
| Author/s | David Wästerfors, Jana Holsanova |
| Department/s |
Division of Sociology
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| Full-text | Full text is not available in this archive |
| Alternative location (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.do... |
| Publication/Series | Text. An interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 519 - 554 |
| Document type | Journal article |
| Status | published |
| Quality controlled | yes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
| Abstract English | In this article we take the classic meaning of exemplum as a point of departure to show how examples are marked and used in oral discourse on 'others'. The empirical material is a transcribed focus group interview with Swedish students talking about a trip to Warsaw. Examples may be marked in explicit ways but also in implicit ways. Some examples seem recognizable by their allusive nature, others by animated talk or quotations. Examples have various functions. They specify things but restrict them at the same time. They may serve as objectifications of an argument, they may mobilize associations, display attitudes, or indicate 'types' of persons or items. Some examples are virtual; they exemplify what could happen, or what never happened. Speakers may question another's argument by referring to counterexamples, or request examples and thereby 'disarm' an opponent. Examples are also target for protests. A dissatisfied listener may consider others' examples as misleading, badly chosen, or too few. In general, examples serve as shortened induction. They are articulated in relation to something general, vague, or abstract. Typically, a speaker confirms, challenges, or in other ways elaborates an argument with the aid of examples, in order to convince and please the audience. |
| Subject |
Social Sciences |
| Keywords | sociology, socialpsykologi, Poland, Swedes, 'others', focus group, induction, rhetoric, argument, sociologi, social psychology |
| ISBN/ISSN/Other |
ISSN: 0165-4888 |
| Funder |
Centre for European Studies at Lund University |
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