Styles of Rejection in Local Public Argument on Iraq |
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Authors: | Aaron Dimock |
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Institution: | (1) University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE, USA |
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Abstract: | A campaign to pass city council resolutions opposing an American invasion of Iraq in the Fall of 2002 and Spring of 2003 provided
an opportunity to examine contrasting styles of public argument. This paper examines an extensive set of news and editorial
articles as well as the actual deliberations before city councils. An argument’s style constructs a relationship between the
speaker, audience, and issue through the strategic use of language. Two conflicting styles of argument were apparent in these
deliberations: a protest style and a dissent style. Each style operated within a different normative frame that managed tensions
between unity and division, participation and its lack, and inclusive and exclusive reasoning. While protest and dissent styles
conflict, each frames important relationships for public discourse and deliberation. |
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