This study seeks to connect Chaim Perelman’s new rhetoric
with critical theory, specifically Jürgen
Habermas’ ideal speech situation, to develop a more nuanced understanding
of how argumentative strategies interact with power and ideology. Juxtaposing
critical analysis of Perelman’s writings with Habermas’ ideal speech situation
reveals that the universal audience, although conceived as a normative ideal
for rational argumentation, is itself embedded in ideological contexts. The
universal audience can function as a mechanism for legitimizing
institutionalized power relationships and entitling individuals to exert
authority. It also, however, possesses potential as a counter-ideological tool
when synthesized with the ideal speech situation. This synthesis offers a more
robust, although still nascent, framework for understanding the interplay
between argumentation, ideology, and power.
Author(s) Details
Roy Schwartzman
Department of Communication, 227 Winston Hall, Campus Box
8104, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8104, United States.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpassr/v4/2025
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