Can Artificial Intelligence engage in reasonable conversations with humans? Why do populist parties attract voters by offering simple solutions to complex problems? Are all conspiracy theories stupid? When should we accept the claims of others? What to do to justify one’s own claims? How to produce good decisions? How to refute falsehoods and detect fallacies? What counts as a good reason? Do reasons persuade?
ARGAGE 2027 focuses on human argumentation across languages and cultures, linking linguistics, pragmatics, rhetoric, discourse analysis, and communication sciences.
Key topics include argumentative styles, cultural implicatures, syntactic constructions, argumentation patterns, linguistic education, and intercultural dialogue. The conference also addresses AI and LLM-based argumentative writing, financial and ESG discourse, legal reasoning and reasonableness.
The Rhetoric in Society conference series rotates among international universities to foster global cooperation and strengthen scholarly networks. This 10th-anniversary conference, themed “Rhetoric and Language” is a special occasion to celebrate years of shared achievements and envision new directions for rhetorical research and collaboration. As a jubilee event, it also invites deep reflection on the foundational relationship between rhetoric and language – a core concern of rhetorical inquiry that has taken on renewed urgency amid today’s social, cultural, and technological challenges.