Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5940-6940 : Jens Kjeldsen
Location
Room 2
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
argumentation, change, conviction, vernacular rhetoric, opinion, persuasion, reasoning, rhetoric, rhetorical working through
Start Date
6-6-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
6-6-2020 10:00 AM
Abstract
We know almost nothing about the reasoning that makes people change their minds in everyday life. Which role do arguments play in contrast to personal relations and ethos? Are people persuaded to change, or does change rather follow personal experiences? This paper examines the epistemologies people use to rhetorically work through their opinions, when moving from one conviction to another. The paper is based on research interviews with people who have changed their minds.
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Harry Weger Jr., Commentary on Jens Kjeldsen’s “What makes us change our minds in everyday life?” (June 2020)
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We know almost nothing about the reasoning that makes people change their minds in everyday life. Which role do arguments play in contrast to personal relations and ethos? Are people persuaded to change, or does change rather follow personal experiences? This paper examines the epistemologies people use to rhetorically work through their opinions, when moving from one conviction to another. The paper is based on research interviews with people who have changed their minds.
