Bending Opinion : Essays on Persuasion in the Public Domain /

Bending Opinion : Essays on Persuasion in the Public Domain /

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"Rhetoric is, from both a practical and a theoretical perspective, essential to the conduct, analysis and evaluation of public debates. After all, the idea of Democracy is closely intertwined with the ideal of transparent decision-making on the basis of open high-quality discussions in the publ...

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Other Authors: Haaften, Ton van
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rhetoric.
Public opinion.
Debates and debating.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Reference.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Miscellaneous.
debates.
Debats et controverses.
Opinion publique.
Rhetorique.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Ton van Haaften [and others]
  • Part I: Fundamentals of Rhetoric. Deliberation, Free Speech and the Marketplace of Ideas /Ineke Sluiter
  • Rhetoric, Classicism and Democracy: The Conveyance of Moral and Political Values in Late Antique Rhetorical Education / Manfred Kraus
  • Melody and Rhythm in Ancient Political Discourse. On How Emotions Induce Persuasion / Marie Formarier
  • Generalizing Stasis Theory for Everyday Use / Christian Kock
  • Rhetoric and Argumentation / J. Anthony Blair
  • Part II: The Rhetoric of Verbal Presentation. Generalizing about the Persuasive Effects of Message Variations: The Case of Gain-Framed and Loss-Framed Appeals / Daniel J. O'Keefe
  • The Contribution of Praeteritio to Arguers' Strategic Maneuvering in the Argumentation Stage of a Discussion / Francisca Snoeck Henkemans
  • Limits and Effects of Reductio ad Absurdum Argumentation / Henrike Jansen and Marianne Dingemanse and Ingrid Persoon
  • Professionalizing Speech Production. Changes in 15 Years of Ministerial Speeches / Jaap de Jong and Bas Andeweg
  • The Correlation between Style and Argument in Newspaper Columns / Hilde van Belle
  • Part III: Rhetoric and the Media
  • If This Goes On ... : The Rhetorical Construction of Future Problems / Joel Best
  • Exploring Everyday Ethos. Ethos Techniques in Online Discussions about Extraordinary Experiences / Peter Burger and Lotte Anemaet
  • The Popular Virgin and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: A Case Study of the Imaging of Victims and Offenders / Willem Koetsenruijter and Gabry Vanderveen
  • "Conceptual and Fanciful" or "a Depiction of Reality": Exploiting Visual Modality to Claim Environmental Ethos in UK Advertizements for Automotive and Energy Companies (2007-2008) / Susan Hogben
  • Part IV: Rhetoric and Politics. Rhetoric and the (Re)Constitution of Collective Identity: The Example of Poland / Cezar M. Ornatowski
  • Symbolic Power: Political Rhetoric in a State of Exception / Bart van Klink, Olivier Lembcke and Pablo Leandro Ciocchini
  • Do New Parties Bring Personalization, a Narrow Issue Agenda and Populist Rhetoric? Evidence from Dutch Election Campaign Coverage from 1998 to 2006 / Janet Takens [and others]
  • Parliamentary Debate and Political Culture: The Dutch Case / Ton van Haaften
  • Part V: The Rhetoric of Topoi. Talking about Sustainability: Responses to Frames in Persuasive Messages about Sustainable Agriculture and Food / Baldwin van Gorp and Margot van der Goot
  • Responding to Expert Arguments Emerging Lay Topoi in Focus Group Interviews on GM Crops / Anders Horsbol
  • Speaking of Terror: Challenging Norms of Rhetorical Citizenship in Danish Public Discourse / Lisa Storm Villadsen
  • Strategic Maneuvering with Linguistic Arguments in the Justification of Judicial Decisions / Eveline Feteris.
  • pt. 1. Fundamentals of rhetoric
  • pt. 2. The rhetoric of verbal presentation
  • pt. 3. Rhetoric and the media
  • pt. 4. Rhetoric and politics
  • pt. 5. The rhetoric of Topoi.

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