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Derailment of Strategic Maneuvering in a Multi-Participant Tv Debate: The Fallacy of Ignoratio Elenchi
Çok Katılımcılı Bir Tv Tartışma Programında Stratejik Manevraların Rayından Çıkması: Ignoratio Elenchi (İlgisiz Savlama) Safsatası

Yeliz DEMİR [1]

Abstract

In pragma-dialectical terms, the fallacy of ignoratio elenchi results from derailment of an arguer’s strategic maneuvering by violating the relevance rule of a critical discussion (van Eemeren, Grootendorst, & Henkemans, 2002). This study aims to introduce the institutional constraints of a multi-participant TV debate (MPTD) which provide evidence for regarding irrelevant argumentation fallacious (i.e., an unreasonable argumentative move) in this communicative activity type and illustrate how stategic maneuvering derails and leads to this fallacy. The paper draws its data from two episodes of Siyaset Meydanı. The analysis of extracts from the data revealed that both the moderator and the participants of the debate show sensitivity to arguing relevantly. Furthermore, it was observed that participans’ maneuvering with the topical potential can be an effective argumentative move but not always reasonable.

Edimsel-eytişimsel yaklaşıma göre ignoratio elenchi safsatası, bir tartışmacının stratejik manevrasının, eleştirel tartışma kurallarından olan ilgililik kuralını ihlal etmesi dolayısıyla rayından çıkması durumudur (van Eemeren, Grootendorst, & Henkemans, 2002). Bu çalışmanın amacı çok katılımcılı televizyon tartışma programının kurumsal kısıtlamalarını tanıtmak ve ilgisiz savlamanın bu iletişimsel aktivite biçimde safsata olarak sayıldığına delil olan durumları ve safsatanın ortaya çıkış biçimini örneklemektir. Çalışmada veri olarak Siyaset Meydanı programının iki bölümü kullanılmaktadır. Bazı kesitlerin analizi sonucunda, savlamada ilgililik kuralına hem moderatörün hem de katılımcıların duyarlılık gösterdiği ortaya konulmuştur. Aynı zamanda, katılımcıların konu avantajından yararlanmasının etkili bir stratejik manevra yöntemi olabileceği ancak bunun her durumda makul bir savlama hareketi olmayabileceği gözlemlenmiştir.  

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Orcid: 0000-0001-9306-0376
Author: Yeliz DEMİR
Institution: HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Country: Turkey
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Publication Date : January 1, 2018

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APA Demir, Y . (2018). Derailment of Strategic Maneuvering in a Multi-Participant Tv Debate: The Fallacy of Ignoratio Elenchi . Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi , 15 (1) , 25-58 . Retrieved from http://ded.mersindilbilim.info/en/pub/issue/36256/291170
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