Whilst not directly argumentation in the sense that I am usually interested in, the Filibuster is a political debate technique that has a long history going back at least as far as the Roman empire. The Filibuster is a type of gamesmanship that (mis-)uses the rules of debate found in the parliamentary procedures of a range of countries to enable a proposal to be delayed or obstructed. This happens because the procedures allocate a given amount of time for discussion and voting. If the time runs out before voting is complete then the proposal is effectively blocked.
Over at Filibustery, the Filibuster is getting some attention with a series of videos exploring filibustery. The first episode has been posted and we are promised that the second will be posted in the lab fairly soon.
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