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Manipulative Fallacies in Early America, Studies on Selected Congressional Debates 1789 to 1799, by Juhani Rudanko, Paul Rickman

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Manipulative Fallacies in Early America, Studies on Selected Congressional Debates 1789 to 1799, by Juhani Rudanko, Paul Rickman

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Manipulative Fallacies in Early America

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Juhani Rudanko, Paul Rickman

Series statement

Springer eBooks.

Sub title

Studies on Selected Congressional Debates 1789 to 1799

Summary

This book implements a new approach to the study of manipulative tactics in selected Congressional debates in the early history of the United States, highlighting the ways in which language can be used to manipulate an audience. The identification and analysis of different informal fallacies is central in the approach adopted by the authors, and they privilege the role of covert intentions as a frequent ingredient of manipulation. They also show how different speakers can use different subtypes of the same fallacy in a debate, and investigate the tension between the policy preferences and goals of politicians, and existing laws. The book has been written without jargon, all concepts and terminology from the field of linguistic pragmatics are clearly defined, and it is accessible to the interested layperson wishing to become familiar with manipulative techniques in political rhetoric.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Opposition to Amending the Constitution in a Congressional Debate in 1789 -- Chapter 3: Edward Livingston's Motion for Reconciliation with France in July 1798 -- Chapter 4: Arguing for the Sedition Act in the Debate of July 5, 1798 -- Chapter 5: Debating the Expulsion of Matthew Lyon in February 1799 -- Chapter 6: Conclusion

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