The R files : applying relevance model to conspiracy theory fallacies

Autores/as

  • Roser Martínez Sánchez University Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona
  • Carolina Figueras Solanilla University of Barcelona
  • David Casacuberta Sevilla Autonomous University of Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.41

Resumen

The general aim of this article is to test how the relevance model can be of use to model argumentation. More specifically, to check if the theory developed by Sperber and Wilson (1986) is able to explain some specific fallacies, the so called "conspiracy theory fallacy". This paper contains: a short introduction both to fallacies and to relevance theory; a summary of two real conspiracy theories taken from the book "The 60 greatest conspiracies of all times", and a detailed analysis of these two conspiracies by means of the relevance model.

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Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. 1994. New York: Random House.

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Publicado

29-05-1999

Cómo citar

Martínez Sánchez, R., Figueras Solanilla, C., & Casacuberta Sevilla, D. (1999). The R files : applying relevance model to conspiracy theory fallacies. Journal of English Studies, 1, 45–55. https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.41