Argument and Persuasion
Abstract
Both the works of Oakeshott and Polanyi suggest that the education of a professional person must be far wider than it first seems. A pupil must become not only skilled in the language of his discipline/profession but become a master practitioner who is skilled in the art of rhetoric and persuasion but nevertheless is bound by the moral obligations of his community. In this chapter I will examine the role of argument and persuasion, and see what it entails within a professional community.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Education
Philosophy
and Society
Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 110–120
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter