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Analyzing genres of discourse in IS research: an approach to interrogating validity claims in IS scientific argumentation

In: Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems

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  • Ojelanki Ngwenyama

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While the Internet facilitates unprecedent access to information, it also fosters conditions of post-truth culture that undermine rational public discourse. Scholars now argue that we are witnessing deep corrosion in discourse competence that must be addressed if we are to maintain the legitimacy of democratic and scientific institutions. The post-truth culture is precipitating a shift in discourse ethics characterized by preference for personal beliefs over established facts, and misinformation and ‘whataboutism’ as rhetorical strategies of argument, which are negatively impacting the public trust in science. This chapter responds to call for frameworks and systematic programs of ‘discourse studies’ to strengthen and defend scientific discourse against the corrosive influences of the post truth era. The goal of this chapter is to foster common ground for nonrelativistic scientific discourse across the epistemic communities of the IS discipline. It proposes an approach to interrogating and redeeming validity claims in IS scientific discourse grounded on theories of critical discourse and argumentation of Habermas and Toulmin.

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  • Ojelanki Ngwenyama, 2023. "Analyzing genres of discourse in IS research: an approach to interrogating validity claims in IS scientific argumentation," Chapters, in: Robert M. Davison (ed.), Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems, chapter 3, pages 30-58, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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