Bending opinion
essays on persuasion in the public domain
- ISBN: 9789087280994
- Editorial: Leiden University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2011
- Lugar de la edición: Dordrecht. Países Bajos
- Colección: Rhetoric in society
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 456
- Idiomas: Inglés
With communication playing an increasingly important role in contemporary society, rhetoric appears to have gained in influence and importance. The ancients knew all along: power belongs to those who know how to use their words. Nowadays, we know that rhetoric pervades all discourse. There is no communication without rhetoric. In a society with ever-increasing amounts of information, and with media whose significance cannot be overestimated, we need to know all the mechanisms playing a role in the gathering, making and reporting of information and opinions, and its processing by an audience. Rhetoric is, from both a practical and a theoretical perspective, essential to the conduct, analysis and evaluation of public debates. After all, the idea of democracy is closely intertwined with the ideal of transparent decision-making on the basis of open, informed discussions in the public domain, in political, organizational and journalistic discourse. Bending Opinion cites a host of relevant examples, from Barack Obama to Geert Wilders, as well as compelling case studies.
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