The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Revisited: The Evolution of Public Argument.

Zarefsky, David

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ERIC Number: EJ334099

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Revisited: The Evolution of Public Argument.

Zarefsky, David

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v72 n2 p162-84 May 1986

Sketches a brief history of the 1858 debates and analyzes their argumentative patterns. Speculates about the transformation of controversial questions through public debate. (PD)

Descriptors: Debate, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Criticism, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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