For Arguments' Sake. (Record no. 36272)

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International Standard Book Number 9781443830928
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Cancelled/invalid ISBN 9781443829373
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Classification number PN4193.P6
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Classification number 808.5108832
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ponton, Douglas Mark.
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Title For Arguments' Sake.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc Newcastle upon Tyne :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cambridge Scholars Publisher,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.
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Date of publication, distribution, etc �2011.
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Extent 1 online resource (220 pages)
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Formatted contents note Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part I -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Speaker Evaluation In Everyday Interaction -- Chapter Three The Appraisal Framework -- Chapter Four Approaches To The Analysis Of Political Rhetoric -- Part II -- Chapter Five Malcolm X -- Chapter Six The Dreamer Of Integration -- Chapter Seven Barack Obama -- Chapter Eight Winston Churchill -- Chapter Nine Tony Benn -- Chapter Ten William Hague -- Chapter Eleven Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Notes -- Bibliography.
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Summary, etc The topic of this book is persuasive rhetoric in political discourse. It asks a familiar, though as yet only partially answered question�a�"how is it that human beings can be persuaded to do things through language? Why do we find certain speakers, certain arguments convincing, while we reject others almost without a second thought? Is there any connection between the substance of an argument and its persuasive force; or do we acquiesce to propositions on largely subconscious grounds? Douglas Ponton�a�™s answer to these ambitious questions follows a discourse semantics approach, in the footsteps of Martin and White, who have demonstrated the application of their theories to political rhetoric (e.g. 2005: 171�a�"209). Evaluative language, the author suggests, plays a crucial role in attempts to persuade listeners. The book explores the notion that the persuasive force of evaluative language derives from its use within an argumentative structure (Aristotle�a�™s logos), to explore which Ponton uses the well-known model proposed by Toulmin (1958). In the first part of the book, the author explores issues relating to the methodology used; the second part is taken up by actual analyses carried out on six speeches by modern rhetors celebrated for their oratorical skills: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Winston Churchill, Tony Benn and William Hague. The author has tried to select speakers, and speeches, of great intrinsic interest as well as historical importance, though his main criterion has been the suitability of the speech for analysis in the terms of the study.
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Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rhetoric - Evaluation.
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Display text Print version:
Main entry heading Ponton, Douglas Mark
Title For Arguments' Sake: Speaker Evaluation in Modern Political Discourse
Place, publisher, and date of publication Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher,c2011
International Standard Book Number 9781443829373
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://ezproxy01.ny.edu.hk:2048/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ircp3g4/detail.action?docID=4949922
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