Journal article
Scientific arguments in policy-making
- Andone, Corina University of Amsterdam
- Hernández, José Alfonso Lomeli University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano
- 2019-9-25
Published in:
- Journal of Argumentation in Context. - John Benjamins Publishing Company. - 2019, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 195-213
English
Abstract
This paper focuses on the use of scientific insights for
justifying decisions in policy-making. Because in policy-making the politician
argues for a future course of action by pointing at its positive consequences,
the burden of proof should concern not only the scientific arguments, but also
the pragmatic arguments. We show how the political justificatory process takes
place that combines the two argument types, and we propose criteria for
assessing the quality of the justifications. Based on our theoretical findings,
we provide a case-study analysis of the Paris Agreement on climate change in
which we demonstrate how the politicians attempt to meet their burden of proof
imposed by pragmatic and scientific argumentation.
justifying decisions in policy-making. Because in policy-making the politician
argues for a future course of action by pointing at its positive consequences,
the burden of proof should concern not only the scientific arguments, but also
the pragmatic arguments. We show how the political justificatory process takes
place that combines the two argument types, and we propose criteria for
assessing the quality of the justifications. Based on our theoretical findings,
we provide a case-study analysis of the Paris Agreement on climate change in
which we demonstrate how the politicians attempt to meet their burden of proof
imposed by pragmatic and scientific argumentation.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1075/jaic.18040.and
- ISSN 2211-4742
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/196821
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