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Politics and Rhetoric - A Critical Introduction (Paperback, New)
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Politics and Rhetoric - A Critical Introduction (Paperback, New)
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Rhetoric is the art of speech and persuasion, the study of argument
and, in Classical times, an essential component in the education of
the citizen. For rhetoricians, politics is a skill to be performed
and not merely observed. Yet in modern democracies we often suspect
political speech of malign intent and remain uncertain how properly
to interpret and evaluate it. Public arguments are easily dismissed
as 'mere rhetoric' rather than engaged critically, with citizens
encouraged to be passive consumers of a media spectacle rather than
active participants in a political dialogue. This volume provides a
clear and instructive introduction to the skills of the rhetorical
arts. It surveys critically the place of rhetoric in contemporary
public life and assesses its virtues as a tool of political theory.
Questions about power and identity in the practices of political
communication remain central to the rhetorical tradition: how do we
know that we are not being manipulated by those who seek to
persuade us? Only a grasp of the techniques of rhetoric and an
understanding of how they manifest themselves in contemporary
politics, argues the author, can guide us in answering these
perennial questions. Politics and Rhetoric draws together in a
comprehensive and highly accessible way relevant ideas from
discourse analysis, classical rhetoric updated to a modern setting,
relevant issues in contemporary political theory, and numerous
carefully chosen examples and issues from current politics. It will
be essential reading for all students of politics and political
communications.
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