Research

What I do, in a nutshell

In my research, I focus on an experimental pragmatic approach to argumentative phenomena. The main interest lies in explaining how the use of language, i.e., the way we say things, influences the effectiveness of arguments. To do so, I combine two research axes (see below), namely argumentation and pragmatics, to gain a deeper understanding of the different ways words shape argumentative structures. To investigate how these different ways of formulating a given content can influence its effectiveness, I adopt an experimental angle, testing how people perceive the different types of formulations. This gives us insight into the linguistic structures that make for more efficient arguments.