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Peer reviewedMurphy, John M. – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1994
Uses vice president Albert Gore Jr.'s book "Earth in the Balance" as a case study to examine the relationship between analogy and "presence." Argues that presence is a flexible critical construct allowing for examination of the relationship between the style, substance, and structure of arguments. Explores relationships between…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMurphy, John M. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1994
Claims that Adlai Stevenson adapted the tenets of contemporary civic republicanism as a pragmatic to the response to the obstacles that confronted him in his 1952 presidential campaign. Analyzes his campaign rhetoric to reveal the strengths and limitations of republicanism as a political argument. Explores the complex relationship between…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse
Peer reviewedMurphy, John M. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1990
Examines the rhetorical function of the modern American jeremiad as a means to restore social harmony in a time of crisis. Analyzes Robert F. Kennedy's response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Reveals the strengths and limitations of the jeremiad as a response to social crisis. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric
