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<p>The subject of the study is <italic>current civic rhetoric</italic> with regard to the inclusive rhetorical mechanisms employed in it. In classical rhetoric, we rely on the Aristotle’s deliberative type of rhetoric. We are interested in the citizen’s predisposition for involvement in deliberation (deliberative competence including its rhetorical aspect), the identity of rhetorical deliberative subjects, as well as the rhetorical procedures and genres in civic rhetoric. We work on the assumption that inequality of deliberation actors is the impetus for the creation of inclusive rhetoric. In this paper we distinguish three functions of inclusive rhetoric: (1) <italic>coordination function</italic> (coordination of various individual or group interests, opinions, intentions), (2) <italic>compensatory function</italic> (compensating for knowledge, information and other deficits) and (3) <italic>solidarity function</italic> (strengthening collectivity as a prerequisite for the influence and success of proposals in the negotiation phase of civic rhetoric. These particular functions characterize inclusive rhetoric in the public debate phase of civic rhetoric (i.e., deliberation in its own sense). We characterize and illustrate them through the rhetorical speeches and deliberative practices of the founder of the civic initiative IG24.</p>
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The subject of the study is current civic rhetoric with regard to the inclusive rhetorical mechanisms employed in it. In classical rhetoric, we rely on the Aristotle’s deliberative type of rhetoric. We are interested in the citizen’s predisposition for involvement in deliberation (deliberative competence including its rhetorical aspect), the identity of rhetorical deliberative subjects, as well as the rhetorical procedures and genres in civic rhetoric. We work on the assumption that inequality of deliberation actors is the impetus for the creation of inclusive rhetoric. In this paper we distinguish three functions of inclusive rhetoric: (1) coordination function (coordination of various individual or group interests, opinions, intentions), (2) compensatory function (compensating for knowledge, information and other deficits) and (3) solidarity function (strengthening collectivity as a prerequisite for the influence and success of proposals in the negotiation phase of civic rhetoric. These particular functions characterize inclusive rhetoric in the public debate phase of civic rhetoric (i.e., deliberation in its own sense). We characterize and illustrate them through the rhetorical speeches and deliberative practices of the founder of the civic initiative IG24.

Civic rhetoric and social inclusion

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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The subject of the study is current civic rhetoric with regard to the inclusive rhetorical mechanisms employed in it. In classical rhetoric, we rely on the...

Civic rhetoric and social inclusion

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Okt. 2022

Seitenbereich: 51 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2022-0027

Schlüsselwörter
civic rhetoric, deliberative rhetoric, vernacular rhetoric, collectivity, social inclusion, inclusive rhetoric

© 2022 Alena Bohunická, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Civic rhetoric and social inclusion

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Okt. 2022

Seitenbereich: 51 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2022-0027

Schlüsselwörtercivic rhetoric, deliberative rhetoric, vernacular rhetoric, collectivity, social inclusion, inclusive rhetoric

© 2022 Alena Bohunická, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
civic rhetoric, deliberative rhetoric, vernacular rhetoric, collectivity, social inclusion, inclusive rhetoric