Categoría: Retórica
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The Political Rhetoric and Oratory of Margaret Thatcher
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This book examines the political oratory, rhetoric and persona of Margaret Thatcher as a means of understanding her justifications for ‘Thatcherism’. The main arenas for consideration are set piece speeches to conference, media engagements, and Parliamentary orations. Thatcher’s rhetorical style is analysed through the lens of the Aristotelian modes of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos). Furthermore,…
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Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear
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In Words That Work, Luntz offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases affects what we buy, who we vote for, and even what we believe in. With chapters like «The Ten Rules of Successful Communication» and «The 21 Words and Phrases for the 21st Century,» he examines how choosing…
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The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion: Symbols, Sinners, and Saints
The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion examines the rhetoric of the Founding Fathers, activists, presidents, and contemporary actors who play a large role in helping to define American civil religion. These rhetorical analyses demonstrate how America’s civil religion is forged through the constant contestations of its beliefs, rituals, places, events, and myths by different groups…
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Hate on the Right: Right-Wing Political Groups and Hate Speech
This book examines the ways that hatred comes alive in language and discourse. It asks whether much of the discourse on the political right – that which attacks their enemies – is hate speech. Extending Michael Waltman’s previous work on hate speech, this book examines the discourse and language produced by a variety of right-wing…
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Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of Confessional Politics
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Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in the Age of Confessional Politics analyzes religious rhetoric in presidential campaigns from 1976-2008, proposing a confessional political style successful candidates must employ that differs sharply from earlier ideals of civic piety. Brian T. Kaylor also considers changes in American society that helped create this confessional political system and critiques the problems…
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The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts
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The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts provides new insight into the global growth of the soft power concept, through a comprehensive, comparative analysis of public diplomacy and strategic communication initiatives. The book addresses the interdisciplinary implications of soft power, that draws together insights from international communication and international relations research, in…
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Centrist Rhetoric: The Production of Political Transcendence in the Clinton Presidency
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Focused on the centrist rhetoric of President Bill Clinton, Centrist Rhetoric explores questions about the basic nature and function of pleas to transcend partisan division. Using close textual analysis in the context of a broader theoretical argument about rhetoric, democracy, and transcendence, this book promises a fresh approach to dealing with the contradictions inherent to…
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Persuasión. Fundamentos de retórica
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en RetóricaRetórica: Arte de bien decir, de dar al lenguaje escrito o hablado eficacia suficiente para deleitar, persuadir o conmover. Persuadir: Inducir, mover, obligar a alguien con razones a creer o hacer algo. El autor lleva 25 años dedicado a estudiar y enseñar este arte del buen decir, a través de su ya clásico Fundamentos de…
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Sin palabras ¿Qué ha pasado con el lenguaje de la política?
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MARK THOMPSON Nunca antes habíamos tenido tanta información ni tantas oportunidades para debatir la actualidad política. Sin embargo, en lugar de presenciar debates rigurosos y honestos, la relación entre los políticos, los medios de comunicación y la sociedad se caracteriza hoy en día por la desconfianza y la apatía. ¿Qué ha ocurrido? En este libro…
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Nueva gramática política: De la revolución en las comunicaciones al cambio de paradigma
Durante los meses de febrero, marzo y abril de 2011 algo empezaba a moverse en España. Las redes sociales se poblaban de perfiles y mensajes que exigían una democracia real. Surgían grupos de trabajo, nodos locales, campañas virales con vídeos e imágenes. De repente, el pesimismo, el miedo y la desesperación que nos inundaba, desde…