This open access book addresses communicative aspects of the
current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the epidemic of misinformation
from the perspective of argumentation theory. Argumentation theory
is uniquely placed to understand and account for the challenges of
public reason as expressed through argumentative discourse. The
book thus focuses on the extent to which the forms, norms and
functions of public argumentation have changed in the face of the
COVID-19 pandemic. This question is investigated along the three
main research lines of the COST Action project CA 17132: European
network for Argumentation and Public PoLicY analysis (APPLY):
descriptive, normative, and prescriptive. The volume offers a broad
range of contributions which treat argumentative phenomena that are
directly related to the changes in public discourse in the wake of
the outburst of COVID-19. The volume additionally places particular
emphasis on expert argumentation, given (i) the importance expert
discourse has had over the last two years, and (ii) the challenges
that expert argumentation has faced in the public sphere as a
result of scientific uncertainty and widespread misinformation.
Contributions are divided into three groups, which (i) examine
various features and aspects of public and institutional discourse
about the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) scrutinize the way health
policies have been discussed, debated, attacked and defended in the
public sphere, and (iii) consider a range of proposals meant to
improve the quality of public discourse, and public deliberation in
particular, in such a way that concrete proposals for argumentative
literacy will be brought to light. Overall, this volume constitutes
a timely inquiry into all things argumentative in pandemic
discourse. This volume is of interest to a broad readership
including philosophers, linguists, communication and legal
scholars, and members of the wider public who seek to better
understand the discourse surrounding communicative phenomena in
times of crisis. COST (European Cooperation in Science and
Technology) is a funding organisation for research and innovation
networks. For more information: www.cost.eu
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