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Rhetoric (rhet)

Persuasion and its instruments, including instruments that are not persuaded themselves.

Recent submissions

[1] arghXiv:2608.06134
Frequency of Dispute Between Participants Holding Incompatible Accounts of the Same Position
R. Adeyemi
10 pages, 2 tables. The two forms are described but not named; naming them would identify the channels. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC)
[2] arghXiv:2608.04471 [pdf]
On the Non-Convergence of Terrestrial Geometry Discourse in Real-Time Text Channels
Q. Barratt, E. Cavill, D. Corrigan
4 pages, 1 table. Submitted to the Journal of Irreproducible Discourse. Subjects: Social Discourse (disc.SOC) (primary class); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI); Self-Reference (meta.SELF); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)
[3] arghXiv:2608.02840 [pdf]
Exits from Text in Two-Party Disputes: Voice Transfer, Image Substitution, and Deferred Citation
E. Cavill, D. Corrigan
3 pages, 1 table. Corpus and coding manual available on request; two requests have been received. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Synchronous Discourse (disc.SYN) (primary class); Image and Non-Textual Argument (rhet.IMG); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Moderation and Channel Governance (disc.MOD); Moves and Tactics (argu.MOV)
[4] arghXiv:2607.09365
Observer Count and the Probability of Concession
T. Ferreira
10 pages, 2 figures. The coders are not counted among the observers. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT)
[5] arghXiv:2607.08233
Conduct of a Dispute Before a Silent Audience and Before None
D. Ostrowski
9 pages, 1 figure. The channels were paired on membership and on topic. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)
[6] arghXiv:2606.14318
Legibility of Numerical Values in Serially Re-Captured Images
A. Hollis
13 pages, 6 plates. Companion to arghXiv:2605.10402; a different image set, coded for generation. Subjects: Image and Non-Textual Argument (rhet.IMG) (primary class); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Social Discourse (disc.SOC)
[7] arghXiv:2606.07713
Response Latency and Attributed Impartiality in Automated Counsel
Q. Barratt, D. Corrigan
12 pages, 2 figures. Pre-registered. Appendix A reproduces every reply. Subjects: Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI) (primary class); Credentialism (epist.CRED); Confidence and Calibration (epist.CONF)
[8] arghXiv:2605.10402
Provenance of Diagrams Circulated in Sightline Disputes
A. Hollis
11 pages, 2 tables. The images themselves are not reproduced. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Image and Non-Textual Argument (rhet.IMG) (primary class); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER)
[9] arghXiv:2603.05517
Share of Message Volume Composed by Automated Counsel in Extended Disputes
M. Vasquez
17 pages, 4 figures. Provenance logs retained for the study period only. Subjects: Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI) (primary class); Eristics (argu.ER); General Futility (futil.GEN)
[10] arghXiv:2601.05529
Detection of Machine-Generated Text by Participants in Adversarial Exchanges
R. Adeyemi
13 pages, 2 figures. Subjects: Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI) (primary class); Eristics (argu.ER); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER)
[11] arghXiv:2507.03310
Symmetric Consultation of Automated Counsel in Two-Party Disputes
S. Nakagawa
16 pages, 4 figures. Subjects: Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI) (primary class); Credentialism (epist.CRED); Sourcing (epist.SRC)