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This paper explores the interface between pragmatics and argumentation by considering the impact of different types of implicit meaning on different types of rhetorical effects. On the rhetorical front and drawing on classical rhetoric but going beyond the Aristotelian rhetorical triangle (ethos, logos, pathos), the paper discusses an open list of rhetorical effects affecting speakers, audiences, messages and the conversational flow of interaction. On the pragmatic front, the paper accounts for how specific features of different types of implicit meaning (presupposition, implicature and back-door speech acts) are likely to trigger specific rhetorical effects. In so doing, it discusses and justifies the need for and the feasibility of an experimental investigation of the rhetorical effectiveness of implicit meaning.
This paper explores the interface between pragmatics and argumentation by considering the impact of different types of implicit meaning on different types of rhetorical effects. On the rhetorical front and drawing on classical rhetoric but going beyond the Aristotelian rhetorical triangle (ethos, logos, pathos), the paper discusses an open list of rhetorical effects affecting speakers, audiences, messages and the conversational flow of interaction. On the pragmatic front, the paper accounts for how specific features of different types of implicit meaning (presupposition, implicature and back-door speech acts) are likely to trigger specific rhetorical effects. In so doing, it discusses and justifies the need for and the feasibility of an experimental investigation of the rhetorical effectiveness of implicit meaning.
Chercher l’efficacité perlocutoire (faire adhérer à une thèse, faire acheter un produit, …) sans que la vérité ou la morale ne jouent un rôle décisif constitue-t-elle ce que d’aucuns nomment une manipulation ? C’est précisément parce qu’il s’intéresse aux mécanismes de l’adhésion à des thèses que Steve Oswald a tissé des liens entre sciences cognitives et rhétorique autour de cette notion. En se fondant sur les théories de pragmatique cognitive et les travaux en psychologie, ce chercheur sort des sentiers battus de la rhétorique en ouvrant ce qui est pour beaucoup une boîte noire : la question des effets des stratégies discursives. Il a tout d’abord abordé la question en cherchant à expliquer le mécanisme sur un plan théorique mais aussi, depuis peu, de manière expérimentale. Examiner ainsi la question des effets rhétoriques permet non seulement de revivifier la discipline en documentant les intuitions ou les constats empiriques des anciens rhéteurs, mais aussi de créer des ponts entre des approches qui s’ignorent parfois : la logique informelle, la psychologie cognitive, la pragmatique cognitive, l’analyse du discours.
He is a founding member and vice-chair of the European Conference on Argumentation (ECA), as well as a founding member of the Collectif Romand de Recherches sur l'Argumentation (CoRReA) and the Argumentation and Language (ARGAGE) conference series. His research spans across the language sciences, cognitive science, the study of argumentation, and discourse analysis. His research trajectory led him to defend a cognitive pragmatic model of non-cooperative and manipulative communication (Oswald, 2010). During this period, he delved into the study of argumentation and rhetoric, with a particular interest in issues related to the influence of meaning on discourse effects. In recent years, he has closely examined the connections between pragmatics and argumentation, exploring their methodological intersections, shared concepts, and mutual influence to better map their close relationship (Oswald, 2022(Oswald, , 2023a(Oswald, , 2023b. His interdisciplinary approach draws on typical experimental methodologies from cognitive sciences to address classical rhetorical questions, such as the effects of persuasion. This approach rejuvenates rhetorical studies by documenting the intuitions or empirical observations of ancient rhetoricians.
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