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The Argumentative Potential of Doubt

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Dima
dc.contributor.authorRossi, Maria Grazia
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Filosofia da NOVA (IFILNOVA)
dc.coverage.spatialCham
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T22:14:11Z
dc.date.available2022-06-08T22:14:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionUIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020
dc.description.abstractDoubt is a double-edge sword. On the one hand, uncertainty is essential for epistemic progress, and yet, doubt can also make us vulnerable to deception, confused to the point of no longer knowing what is true. What distinguishes a doubt that is epistemologically beneficial from one which is deceptive, or even manufactured in the context of a conspiracy theory? In this chapter, we explore doubt, its role, and the way it is being handled in the context of the public controversy about the COVID-19 vaccine. We approach conspiracy theories as argumentative discourses and reconstruct the generic structure of a conspiracy theory macro argument. Through the structure, we look into the discourse of the twelve prominent anti-vaxxers known as the “Disinformation Dozen”, focusing on the argumentative potential that doubt can have in the public controversy about the COVID-19 vaccine. We suggest to distinguish ambivalence from scepticism and denialism as three argumentative potentials that a motivated doubt can have. We argue that ambivalent doubt ought to be acknowledged, addressed and incorporated into the public health narrative, in order to avoid that an unnecessarily broad interpretation of conspiracy theory dominates the public debate and leaves an uncertain public a prey to it.en
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dc.format.extent20
dc.format.extent275211
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-91017-4_7
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-91016-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-91017-4
dc.identifier.issn1566-7650
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 42801237
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dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85126221190
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1322-6597/work/114142824
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/139641
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85126221190
dc.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-91017-4_7
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00183%2F2020/PT
dc.relationNOVA Institute of Philosophy
dc.relationNOVA Institute of Philosophy
dc.subjectArgumentative potential
dc.subjectConspiracy theories
dc.subjectCOVID-19 vaccine
dc.subjectPublic controversies
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subjectLinguistics and Language
dc.subjectLanguage and Linguistics
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleThe Argumentative Potential of Doubten
dc.title.subtitleFrom Legitimate Concerns to Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Vaccinesen
dc.typebook part
degois.publication.firstPage125
degois.publication.lastPage144
degois.publication.titleThe Pandemic of Argumentation
degois.publication.volume43
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