Arguments in Legal Discourse; Drug Laws and Mental Effective Substances as a Sample

Abstract

In recent years, research on the language of discourse, especially the language of legal discourse, has become the focus of attention of researchers in the field of linguistics. In this regard, this research entitled ((Argumentation in Legal Discourse (Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law) as a Model)) attempted to discuss one of the pragmatic dimensions of legal discourse, which is determining the argumentative dimension in legal discourse. For this purpose, the research focuses first on some aspects related to legal discourse, including: legal linguistics, legal discourse, and the characteristics of legal discourse and its language. Then, on the one hand, the argumentative techniques proposed by both researchers (Perelman and Titicaca) are discussed within the framework of their theory entitled (New Rhetoric), and on the other hand, how to use the techniques contained in the text of the law accurately is discussed, taking the necessary examples for each technique in the text of the law and explaining each example. At the end of the study, the results obtained in the study are presented.