Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere: The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point

Dima Mohammed

Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere: The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point

Dima Mohammed

Instituto de Filosofia da NOVA (IFILNOVA)

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Abstract

The controversy around the Anti-#MeToo Manifesto is undoubtedly a reflection of ‘a central rift within feminism’ today. Nevertheless, a closer look reveals that the divide has also been deepened by a series of clumsy discursive choices and misunderstandings. This paper offers an argumentative analysis that highlights the controversy’s unfortunate turns, sheds light on the divide, and shows how important and yet how arduous a task it is to manage the argumentative potential of one’s discursive choices in today’s networked public sphere.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation
Editors	Bart Garssen, David Godden, Gordon R. Mitchell, Jean H.M. Wagemans
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Sic Sat: International Center for the Study of Argumentation
Pages	813-822
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9789090316369
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2019
Event	9th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018

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Conference	9th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA)
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	3/07/18 → 6/07/18

Keywords

Agency argument
Argumentative associate
Disagreement network
Feminism
#MeToo
Rape apology
Standing standpoin
Networked public sphere

UN SDGs

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Mohammed, D. (2019). Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere: The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point. In B. Garssen, D. Godden, G. R. Mitchell, & J. H. M. Wagemans (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (pp. 813-822). Sic Sat: International Center for the Study of Argumentation. http://cf.hum.uva.nl/issa/

Mohammed, Dima. / Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere : The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point. Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation. editor / Bart Garssen ; David Godden ; Gordon R. Mitchell ; Jean H.M. Wagemans. Amsterdam : Sic Sat: International Center for the Study of Argumentation, 2019. pp. 813-822

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Mohammed, D 2019, Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere: The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point. in B Garssen, D Godden, GR Mitchell & JHM Wagemans (eds), Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation. Sic Sat: International Center for the Study of Argumentation, Amsterdam, pp. 813-822, 9th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3/07/18. <http://cf.hum.uva.nl/issa/>

Managing Argumentative Potential in the Networked Public Sphere: The Anti-#MeToo Manifesto as a Case in Point. / Mohammed, Dima.
Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation. ed. / Bart Garssen; David Godden; Gordon R. Mitchell; Jean H.M. Wagemans. Amsterdam: Sic Sat: International Center for the Study of Argumentation, 2019. p. 813-822.

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