“The people want it” Analysis and evaluation of the populist argument in the context of deliberation

H Jansen - Journal of Argumentation in Context, 2020 - jbe-platform.com
This article reflects on the reasonableness of populist arguments supporting a prescriptive
standpoint in the context of deliberation (which I call 'deliberative'populist arguments). A …

Arguments from Popularity: Their Merits and Defects in Argumentative Discussion

JA van Laar - Topoi, 2023 - Springer
How to understand and assess arguments in which the popularity of an opinion is put
forward as a reason to accept that opinion? There exist widely diverging views on how to …