Résumés
Abstract
How can arguers address aggression to “allow rationality to play its intended role” (Hundleby 2013, p. 259)? I argue that a normative pragmatic approach to the question avoids the pitfalls of idealization and fallacy approaches and provides answers. To illustrate, I analyze an exemplary response to misogynistic aggression and show that its efficacy lies in undertaking and warranting a commitment to the judgment that the bad behavior deserves public attention and moral outrage. I conclude by providing implications of Hundleby’s work for argumentation researchers working on tools for modeling and assessing argumentation.
Keywords:
- aggression,
- calling out,
- fallacies,
- Catherine Hundleby,
- misogyny,
- normative pragmatics,
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Résumé
Comment les acteurs de l'argumentation peuvent-ils aborder l'agression pour « permettre à la rationalité de jouer son rôle prèvu » (Hundleby, 2013, p. 259) ? Je soutiens qu'une approche à la fois pragmatique et normative de cette question permet d'éviter les écueils de l'idéalisation et des raisonnements fallacieux, et qu’elle apporte des réponses. À titre d'exemple, j'analyse une réplique exemplaire à une agression misogyne et montre que son efficacité réside dans l'engagement, justifié, à reconnaître que ce comportement, inacceptable, mérite l'attention publique et l'indignation morale. Je conclus en présentant les implications des travaux de Hundleby pour les chercheurs en argumentation qui développent des outils de modélisation et d'évaluation de l'argumentation.
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