This paper seeks to complicate two primary norms within argumentation theory: 1) engaging with one’s interlocutors in a ‘pleasant’ tone and 2) speaking directly to one’s target audience/interlocutor. Moreover, I urge argumentation theorists to explore various cultures’ argumentative norms and practices when attempting to formulate more universal theories regarding argumentation. Ultimately, I aim to show that the two previously mentioned norms within argumentation obscure and misrepresent many argumentative practices within African American Vernacular English—or Ebonics, specifically the art of signifying.

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“我说了我说的”——黑人女性和辩论礼貌规范

本文试图将论证理论中的两个主要规范复杂化：1) 以“愉快”的语气与对话者进行交流；2) 直接与目标受众/对话者交谈。此外，我敦促论证理论家在尝试制定更普遍的论证理论时，探索各种文化的论证规范和实践。最终，我的目标是表明，前面提到的两个论证规范模糊并歪曲了非裔美国人白话英语或 Ebonics 中的许多论证实践，特别是表示的艺术。