The Procedural Perspective on Argument: Parliamentary Procedure in Organization.

Abstract

In a stimulating work on argument Wenzel discusses the notion that argument may profitably be examined from a procedural perspective. While he develops the theoretical concept, he does not apply it to concrete situations. This paper extends Wenzel's work by examining parliamentary procedure and showing how it interacts with argument as process and product. Specifically, the paper argues that parliamentary procedure determines the decision rules of argument and, indirectly, the strategies employed.