9 minutes 

• the value of thinking of argumentation, and communication more broadly, in terms of "speech acts"

  • speech carries content, but it also produces causal effects in the world—we don't just say things with speech, we DO things with speech

• weakness of the "information transmission" model of communication

• better: thinking in terms of the causal effects of your speech on your audience(s)

https://vimeo.com/367612075