About

Coordinator: Jean Wagemans

Language and Cognition in Argumentation (LANCAR) is a thematic research group within the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC) at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam. The group integrates perspectives from philosophy, cognitive science, and linguistics to investigate how argumentation works in strategic communication. Across various research lines, LANCAR members seek to deepen our understanding of language, reasoning, and persuasion while advancing critical thinking skills in the digital age.

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Rhetorica by Solko Schalm (2009)

The LANCAR group collaborates with several partners to make scientific knowledge about persuasive communication accessible to society. They give, for instance, public lectures on argument-checking, work on creating technologies that help people recognize and evaluate arguments in everyday discussions, and organize other activities for a broader audience.

Students interested in doing a tutorial, research internship, or (r)MA thesis project within one of the LANCAR research lines are advised to consult the information for students page and write an email to group coordinator Jean Wagemans.