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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:22:36 -0700
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- From: "Janet C. Constantinides" <CONSTANT@CORRAL.UWYO.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Media/communicatioons
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- Ah, Zahir. NOW we are approaching a rational discussion. I have your
- claims. Now I'm ready for your warrants. This is not a classroom or a
- courtroom. But it IS discussion, not a diatribe.
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- There will be those who will question your warrants. That doesn't
- mean that they are trying to "shut you up"; it means that they are
- attempting to decide if they can accept your claims or not. Now, there
- are some rules, albeit not clearly stated, about acceptable warrants.
- For example, in English "It is written" is not an acceptable warrant,
- though it for many Arabic speakers. I think it's Tom (but I can't be
- sure, because if people don't sign their messages I can't tell whose
- message it is) you challenged your warrants. You simply repeated them--
- you didn't expand on them or explain them or add to them--simply repeated
- them. That's what's knows as "repeated affirmation," and in a rational
- debate (argument/discussion) in English does not constitute acceptable
- warrants. You also often just repeat your claims, again not sufficient.
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- For those of your interested in cross-cultural communication, you are
- witnessing it!!
-
- Janet
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