none 10.1075/aic.2 John Benjamins Publishing Company John Benjamins Publishing Company 1757 66120171 1418875 1418874 202507021654000052 10.1075 2025-07-02T10:53:45Z 2013-12-16T11:45:09Z 566 1877-6884 10.1075/aic https://benjamins.com/ catalog/aic Frans H. van Eemeren University of Amsterdam https://ror.org/04dkp9463 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-3488 Extending the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation In Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse , Frans H. van Eemeren brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering. Strategic maneuvering refers to the arguer’s continual efforts to reconcile aiming for effectiveness with being reasonable. It takes place in all stages of argumentative discourse and manifests itself simultaneously in the choices that are made from the topical potential available at a particular stage, in adaptation to audience demand, and in the use of specific presentational devices. Strategic maneuvering derails when in the specific context in which the discourse takes place a rule for critical discussion has been violated, so that a fallacy has been committed. Van Eemeren makes clear that extending the pragma-dialectical approach to argumentation by taking account of strategic maneuvering leads to a richer and more precise method for analyzing and evaluating argumentative discourse. 2 5 19 2010 4 29 2010 9789027211194 9789027288271 John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam 10.1075/aic.2 http://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027288271 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1075/aic.2/html https://www.jbe-platform.com/deliver/fulltext/9789027288271.pdf