The Prospect of Invention in Rhetorical Studies of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Prelli, Lawrence J.

doi:10.13008/2151-2957.1164

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“…But those engaged in this discipline are human agents with all the foibles that attach themselves to such agents in whatever sphere they operate. For decades now science has been addressed as a rhetorical activity, with scholars keen to identify its rhetorical nature (Prelli, 1984 ; Gross 1990 ; Ceccarelli 2001 ). Gross ( 1990 ), for example, witnesses beneath the calm façade of the scientific paper a struggle to control meanings, attract followers, and establish authority.…”

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Logical fallacies and invasion biology

Guiașu

Tindale

2018

Biol Philos

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Leading invasion biologists sometimes dismiss critics and criticisms of their field by invoking “the straw man” fallacy. Critics of invasion biology are also labelled as a small group of “naysayers” or “contrarians”, who are sometimes engaging in “science denialism”. Such unfortunate labels can be seen as a way to possibly suppress legitimate debates and dismiss or minimize reasonable concerns about some aspects of invasion biology, including the uncertainties about the geographic origins and complex environmental impacts of species, and the control programs against species perceived as “invasive”. In assessing the quality of the debate in this area, we examine the validity of the use of various strategies, including the “straw man” concept, and explore a range of potential logical fallacies present in some recent prominent discussions about invasion biology and so-called “invasive” species. The goal is to add some clarity to the concepts involved, point out some problematic issues, and improve the quality of the debates as the discussions move forward.

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Logical fallacies and invasion biology

Guiașu

Tindale

2018

Biol Philos

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“…Jeanne Fahnestock recently answered that question in a similar way, saying that rhetoricians have a distinctive sensibility and analytic vocabulary to examine the inventional choices that scientific rhetors make (Fahnestock, 2013). Lawrence Prelli agreed, locating the distinguishing feature of rhetorical analysis in the "case study" where the disclosure of "selections made and discarded" reveals "situated, contextual meanings not accessible to de-contextualized, more abstract, modes of analysis" (Prelli, 2013). As he reminds us, "content analysis, interviews, and ethnography do not distinguish what rhetoricians bring uniquely to cross-disciplinary projects."…”

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