Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index.
Contents:
Logic, dialectic, and rhetoric -- The speech act of persuasion -- Propaganda -- Appeals to fear and pity -- Ad hominem arguments in political discourse -- Arguments based on popular opinion -- Fallacies and bias in public opinion polling -- Persuasive definitions and public policy arguments -- The structure of media argumentation.
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