A functional diversity of argumentative styles

In dealing with the different ways in which argumentative styles manifest themselves various communicative practices from several domains, van Eemeren and Garssen start a definition of style that is connected pragma-dialectical notion strategic maneuvering. Depending on moves are made, dialectical routes followed, considerations brought to bear, they make general distinction between detached engaged styles. this article, report recent research it examined what extent prototypically used institutional macro-contexts political, diplomatic, juridical, faciliatory, academic medical domain belong these two categories. analyses discuss, authors combine specialized domain-specific background knowledge insight into properties discourse determine style.