Arguing to Agree: Mitigating My-Side Bias Through Consensus-Seeking Dialogue

Autor/inn/en	Felton, Mark; Crowell, Amanda; Liu, Tina
Titel	Arguing to Agree: Mitigating My-Side Bias Through Consensus-Seeking Dialogue
Quelle	In: Written Communication, 32 (2015) 3, S.317-331 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-0883
DOI	10.1177/0741088315590788
Schlagwörter	Beginning Writing; Persuasive Discourse; Novices; Bias; Discourse Analysis; Abstract Reasoning; Essays; Death; Punishment; Controversial Issues (Course Content); College Freshmen; Opinions; Coding; Attitude Change; Writing Instruction; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erstschreibunterricht; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Diskursanalyse; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Bestrafung; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Studienanfänger; Lehrmeinung; Codierung; Programmierung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Schreibunterricht; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Research has shown that novice writers tend to ignore opposing viewpoints when framing and developing arguments in writing, a phenomenon commonly referred to as my-side bias. In the present article, we contrast two forms of argumentative discourse conditions (arguing to persuade and arguing to reach consensus) and examine their differential effects on my-side bias in writing. Our data reveal that when asked to write an essay to support their opinions on capital punishment, individuals who had argued to reach consensus were more likely to cite claims that challenge their position, reconcile these claims with their position, and make use of claims that had originally been introduced by their dialogue partners. We discuss these findings in light of educational policy and practice and caution against an overemphasis on using persuasive discourse as a means of teaching argumentative reasoning and writing. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01