%0 Journal Article %T Conductive Argument as a Mode of Strategic Maneuvering %A Yun Xie %J - %D 2017 %R https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v37i1.4696 %X Abstract This paper is to argue that conductive arguments could be understood from a rhetorical perspective. It contends that conductive arguments can be regarded as a particular mode of strategic maneuvering, rather than a new type of argument. Moreover, it demonstrates that the use of conductive arguments can be adequately analyzed and evaluated by adopting the theoretical tools developed in the extended Pragma-Dialectics %U https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/4696