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Fringe Rhetorics: Conspiracy Theories and the Paranormal identifies
these rhetorical similarities of conspiracy theories and paranormal
accounts by delving into rhetorical, psychosocial, and political
science research. Identifying something as "fringe" indicates its
proximal placement within accepted norms of contemporary society.
Both conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts dwell on the
fringes and both use surprisingly similar persuasive techniques.
Using elements of the Aristotelian canon as well as Oswald's
strengthening and weakening strategies, this book establishes a
pattern for the analysis of fringe rhetorics. It also applies this
pattern through rhetorical analyses of several documentaries and
provides suggestions for countering fringe arguments.
Carl Sagan's Cosmos inspires audiences to look at the universe with
new eyes and to appreciate humanity's importance in it. Sagan's
deft use of rhetorical strategy creates an experience that pushes
beyond the limits of a mere "educational" program to reveal a
mythic adventure. Although Sagan contributed much to the field of
science as well as to public understanding of it, Cosmos remains
his signature brand. Cosmos and the Rhetoric of Popular Science
builds on Thomas M. Lessl's observations regarding Cosmos'
connection to the mythic and science fiction. It delves deeply into
Sagan's rhetorical construction of the program in order to
understand what elements contributed to its mythos.
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