Regulatory argumentation scheme in Russian and Belarusian humanities

Authors

  • Tatiana N. Savtchouk Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

argumentation, argumentation scheme, regulatory scheme, appeal to authority, scientific and humanitarian discourse, the Russian language, the Belarusian language

Abstract

The article presents results of the investigation of the regulative argumentation scheme, obtained on the basis of the analysis of Russian-language and Belarusian-language scientific articles of the humanitarian profile. Specificity of the regulatory scheme as a way of internal structuring of the argumentation consists in using an appeal to authority to support the advocated viewpoint. Two types of regulative scheme have been identified, the first of which involves an appeal to collective authority, the second one involves an appeal to individual authority. Specific identification methods are established, critical questions are formulated for each of the types. Pragmatic potential of the regulatory scheme is associated with the possibility of its use to justify not only descriptive, but also value judgements. The conditions for the effective application of the regulatory scheme are: targeting the addressee model, choosing an adequate way to represent authority and choosing the relevant type of authority. For the expert assessment of the regulatory argument, it is advisable to take into account a number of principles: proportionality, reliability, objectivity, relevance, factual adequacy. Violation of these principles leads to various fallacies in the reasoning. The cognitive structures that comply with the regulatory scheme, the ways of their verbalization, the features of functioning in general are common for Russian and Belarusian humanitarian discourses. The differences relate only to the frequency of use of different models and argumentative markers. The understanding of the revealed regularities forms the preconditions for the creation of high-quality scientific production, as well as its qualified evaluation.

Author Biography

  • Tatiana N. Savtchouk, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philology), docent; associate professor at the department of applied linguistics, faculty of philology

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2019-03-01

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No. 3 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology

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Linguistics

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Savtchouk, T.N. 2019. Regulatory argumentation scheme in Russian and Belarusian humanities. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 3 (Mar. 2019), 56–64.