Argument and Role: Monsignor John A. Ryan on Social Justice.

Medhurst, Martin J.

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ERIC Number: EJ368768

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Publication Date: 1988

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Argument and Role: Monsignor John A. Ryan on Social Justice.

Medhurst, Martin J.

Western Journal of Speech Communication, v52 n1 p75-90 Win 1988

Examines Monsignor John A. Ryan's advocacy on behalf of social reform between 1892 and 1945. Argues that Ryan took the roles of priest, prophet, and politician, and that each of these roles called forth its own distinctive form of argumentation on behalf of social change. (JK)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Debate, Discourse Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, Social Action, Social Change

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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