A pragma-dialectical reconstruction of medical Shared Decision-Making (SDM)

In this paper we approach medical Shared Decision-Making (SDM) from the perspective of the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation. We develop an analytical tool for reconstructing the contributions of doctor and patient to the decision-making process, taking into account both the general characteristics of SDM and the different alternatives for the division of labour proposed in the medical literature. The tool can function as a starting point for well-founded evaluations of the reasonableness of these contributions