Bending Opinion Essays on Persuasion in the Public Domain / edited by Ton van Haaften ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haaften, Ton van., Editor.

Contributor:

Haaften, Ton van.

Series:

Rhetoric in society.

Rhetoric in society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debates and debating.

Public opinion.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages) : illustrations, portraits.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden Leiden University Press 2011

[Leiden] : Leiden University Press 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 high-quality discussions in the public domain. From classical antiquity till the present time, methods of organizing and conducting public debate and decision-making by which public speakers can effectively construe their message to persuade or to bend opinions of others have been hotly contested. "Bending opinion" is a collection of essays by distinguished international scholars that presents an overview of the state of interdisciplinary scholarship on the art of rhetoric and the varied approaches and methodologies within it, illustrated with relevant examples and compelling case studies.

Contents:

Deliberation, free speech and the marketplace of ideas / Ineke Sluiter

Rhetoric, classicism and democracy: the conveyance of moral and political values in late antique rhetorical education / Manfred Kraus

Melody and rhythm in ancient political discourse. On how emotions induce persuasion / Marie Formarier

Generalizing stasis theory for everyday use / Christian Kock

Rhetoric and argumentation / J. Anthony Blair

Generalizing about the persuasive effects of message variations: the case of gain-framed and loss-framed appeals / Daniel J. O'Keefe

The contribution of praeteritio to arguers' strategic maneuvering in the argumentation stage of a discussion / A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans

Limits and effects of reductio ad absurdum argumentation / Henrike Jansen, Marianne Dingemanse and Ingrid Persoon

Professionalizing speech production. Changes in 15 years of ministerial speeches / Jaap de Jong and Bas Andeweg

The correlation between style and argument in newspaper columns / Hilde van Belle

If this goes on...: the rhetorical construction of future problems / Joel Best

Exploring everyday ethos. Ethos techniques in online discussions about extraordinary experiences / Peter Burger and Lotte Anemaet

The popular virgin and the wolf in sheep's clothing: a case study of the imaging of victims and offenders / Willem Koetsenruijter and Gabry Vanderveen

"Conceptual and fanciful" or "a depiction of reality": exploiting visual modality to claim environmental ethos in UK advertizements [sic] for automotive and energy companies (2007-2008) / Susan Hogben

Rhetoric and the (re)constitution of collective identity: the example of Poland / Cezar M. Ornatowski

Symbolic power: political rhetoric in a state of exception / Bart van Klink, Olivier Lembcke and Pablo Leandro Ciocchini

Do new parties bring personalization, a narrow issue agenda and populist rhetoric? Evidence from Dutch election campaign coverage from 1998 to 2006 / Janet Takens ... [et al.]

Parliamentary debate and political culture: the Dutch case / Ton van Haaften

Talking about sustainability: responses to frames in persuasive messages about sustainable agriculture and food / Baldwin Van Gorp and Margot van der Goot

Responding to expert arguments: emerging lay topoi in focus group interviews on GM crops / Anders Horsbol

Speaking of terror: challenging norms of rhetorical citizenship in Danish public discourse / Lisa Storm Villadsen

Strategic maneuvering with linguistic arguments in the justification of judicial decisions / Eveline Feteris.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613231987

9781283231985

1283231980

9789400600201

9400600208

OCLC:

74647214

Publisher Number:

10.5117/9789087280994

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access