Claudia Wiesner et al: Discuss the role of rhetoric in debate as political action

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Discuss the role of rhetoric in debate as political action in todays world discussing how Wiesner sees it in todays context The book’s core idea is to present and explain how different actual and virtual debates can be understood and analysed as political actions. We want to provide tools and ways for grasping the complex phenomenon of politics by concentrating on debate, including debates carried out in, or reflected by, documents. The approach proposed allows for a nuanced and detailed understanding of politics, as it does justice to the aims of political actors, taking into account their actions, interests, moves and strategies, and situating them in relation to the different contexts in which their contributions make a difference. The first chapter presents the theoretical and methodological background by answering two crucial questions: Why study debate as politics? What exactly do we mean by ‘politics’?