Argumentation from Expert Opinion in the 2011 U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate

Viewed from the perspective of argumentation theory, Boehner defended his standpoint by means of argumentation from expert opinion . In saying that the idea to “cut spending by more than the increase in the debt limit” had been backed by “more than 150 distinguished economists from across the country,” he tried to render the standpoint (more) acceptable, claiming that it was held or asserted by an intellectually trustworthy source.