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Download full textTownsend, Rebecca M. – 1997
Rhetorical norms of early McCarthyist discourse reveal a reliance upon images of chaos and the body. Through such metaphors, rhetors crafted a model of discussion that feminized "democracy" and "tolerance" to support anti-Communist measures and de-legitimize their opponents. Political variety was coded as deviant to national…
Descriptors: Communism, Discourse Analysis, Government Role, Language Role
Rogers, Richard A. – 1988
Drawing on Michael Halloran's genre of public proceedings, the Iran-contra hearings can be viewed from a celebratory or epideictic perspective, with several conceptualizations of the genre combined to illuminate the functions of the hearings. The primary function of the hearings, at least from an epideictic viewpoint, was the reassurance of the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Policy, Government Role
Einhorn, Lois – 1978
The identifiably different rhetorical behaviors of Patrick Henry and James Madison, as expressed in their Virginia debates, reflect each man's philosophical view of human nature and the role of reason in human behavior. Patrick Henry, expressing the pessimism of Calvinistic tradition, believed that people are intrinsically evil with a dominant…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Debate, Government Role, Language Styles
Braden, Waldo W. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1980
Discusses six persuasive strategies utilized in Mississippi between 1954-1964 to defend White supremacy, to resist integration, to suppress internal opposition, and to thwart efforts of the federal government to end segregation. (JMF)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Role, Persuasive Discourse, Political Issues
Thorpe, Judie Mosier – 1987
Using Toulmin's model of argument as its methodology, this paper analyzes the arguments employed by Lee Iacocca, chief executive officer of Chrysler Corporation, to persuade the United States Congress to provide backing for loans necessary for the corporation's financial survival in 1979-1980. After delineating the three main claims made by…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Corey, Jennifer M.; German, Kathleen M. – 1988
Corazon Aquino's appearance before the U.S. Congress provides an opportunity for the rhetorical critic to study (1) how the form of speech--particularly the romantic form--enabled Aquino to establish the legitimacy of her claims as President of the Philippines; (2) how she used her role as Benigno Aquino's widow to complete the romantic myth; and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government (Administrative Body)
Hamlett, Ralph A. – 1987
American foreign policy must operate within the parameters of public opinion, and governmental and non-governmental actors must educate the characteristically alienated citizenry concerning policy issues. Since rational discourse is of limited benefit in the process, advocates instead use verbal representations or metaphor to instill within the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Policy, Government Role, International Relations
