Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study

Catarina Dutilh Novaes; Emily Sullivan; Thirza Lagewaard; Mark Alfano

Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study

Catarina Dutilh Novaes
, Emily Sullivan
, Thirza Lagewaard
, Mark Alfano

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Deep disagreements are often thought to be unresolvable. In this paper, we discuss a specific case of apparent deep disagreement, namely the public debate on the polemic figure of Black Pete in the Netherlands, where a noticeable change in public opinion has occurred in recent years. We present the preliminary findings of a study on Twitter interactions on the topic, focusing in particular on how arguments spread outside ‘epistemic bubbles’ and ‘echo chambers’.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reason to Dissent
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Argumentation, Volume II
Editors	Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Henrike Jansen, Jan Albert van Laar, Bart Verheij
Publisher	College Publications
Pages	243-260
Number of pages	18
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781848903326
ISBN (Print)	9781848903326
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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Name	Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation
Publisher	College Publications
Volume	86

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Dutilh Novaes, C., Sullivan, E., Lagewaard, T., & Alfano, M. (2020). Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study. In C. Dutilh Novaes, H. Jansen, J. A. van Laar, & B. Verheij (Eds.), Reason to Dissent: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Argumentation, Volume II (Vol. 2, pp. 243-260). (Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation; Vol. 86). College Publications.

Dutilh Novaes, Catarina ; Sullivan, Emily ; Lagewaard, Thirza et al. / Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study. Reason to Dissent: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Argumentation, Volume II. editor / Catarina Dutilh Novaes ; Henrike Jansen ; Jan Albert van Laar ; Bart Verheij. Vol. 2 College Publications, 2020. pp. 243-260 (Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation).

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Dutilh Novaes, C, Sullivan, E, Lagewaard, T & Alfano, M 2020, Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study. in C Dutilh Novaes, H Jansen, JA van Laar & B Verheij (eds), Reason to Dissent: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Argumentation, Volume II. vol. 2, Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation, vol. 86, College Publications, pp. 243-260.

Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study. / Dutilh Novaes, Catarina; Sullivan, Emily; Lagewaard, Thirza et al.
Reason to Dissent: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Argumentation, Volume II. ed. / Catarina Dutilh Novaes; Henrike Jansen; Jan Albert van Laar; Bart Verheij. Vol. 2 College Publications, 2020. p. 243-260 (Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation; Vol. 86).

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