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FAMILY STATUTE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS

Abstract

In this article we analyze the speech of representatives of a special commission in a meeting destined to give an opinion for the Bill (PL) nº 6583/2013, which deals with the Statute of the Family. The bill advocates a definition of a family entity that excludes less traditional family arrangements. Arguments with religious content that are favorable or contrary to the Statute were identified and the way parliamentarians build the factuality of their speeches, that is, their argumentative credibility, was analyzed. The theoretical-methodological perspective chosen was Discursive Social Psychology. It was observed that the construction of discourse factuality is supported by the religious content of the arguments and that the religious arguments gain reliability through rhetorical factuality strategies. It is possible to distinguish the arguments of representatives in favor, and those against, only in terms of content, because, in terms of the use of argumentative devices, both are equivalent, as they use similar discursive strategies and resort to religious discourse.

Keywords:
Family Statute; Religious discourse; Discourse Analysis; Social Discursive Psychology

Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Social Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH), Av. da Arquitetura S/N - 7º Andar - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE - CEP: 50740-550 - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
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