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The authority of the IPCC First Assessment Report and the manufacture of consensus

July 14, 2012

"Consensus" as the strategy selected by scientists associated with the IPCC--a poor rhetorical choice.

Maslin v. Morano

July 14, 2012

In a close textual analysis of a short debate, I show how an outstanding scientist is unable to simultaneously exert his authority and to advocate effectively--especially when up against an outstanding advocate on the other side.

The authority of Wikipedia

July 14, 2012

We don't trust Wikipedia because we're confident that the collective of editors know stuff. We trust Wikipedia because the Wikipedians love it.

When science goes public: From technical arguments to appeals to authority

July 14, 2012

Even under favorable conditions, evidence-based technical arguments become transformed into appeals to expert authority when they enter the public sphere.

Actually existing rules for closing arguments

July 14, 2012

Arguing is unruly.

Institutions for argument: Cultivating the formation of collective intent

July 13, 2012

Argumentation, while it seldom resolves issues, does create conditions under which collective intentions can more securely be ascribed.

Designing premises

July 13, 2012

But how do people who disagree--often deeply--manage to locate the shared premises they need in order to have an argument?

Designing issues

July 13, 2012

"Issue" is a central regulatory concept within argumentative practice; the issues are what we argue about. In this paper, I develop a theory of issues, and in particular, the practical means arguers have for forcing others to attend to their issues.

The noncooperative pragmatics of arguing

July 13, 2012

As seen in the OJ Simpson criminal trial, arguing can be both noncooperative and normatively good.

Cicero’s authority

July 13, 2012

I give an account of the force of the appeal to authority, based on the sophisticated rhetorical practice of ancient Rome's greatest orator, Cicero.