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050		4	_aPN4193.P6
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100	1		_aPonton, Douglas Mark.
245	1	0	_aFor Arguments' Sake.
264		1	_aNewcastle upon Tyne : _bCambridge Scholars Publisher, _c2011.
264		4	_c�2011.
300			_a1 online resource (220 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- 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.
520			_aThe 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aRhetoric - Evaluation.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPonton, Douglas Mark _tFor Arguments' Sake: Speaker Evaluation in Modern Political Discourse _dNewcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher,c2011 _z9781443829373
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
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