"A Plain Public Road": Evaluating Arguments for Democracy in a Post-Metaphysical World.

Hartnett, Stephen; Ramsey, Ramsey Eric

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Publication Date: 1999

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"A Plain Public Road": Evaluating Arguments for Democracy in a Post-Metaphysical World.

Hartnett, Stephen; Ramsey, Ramsey Eric

Argumentation and Advocacy, v35 n3 p95-114 Win 1999

Addresses Patrick Buchanan's political discourse by interweaving traditional rhetorical terms with more politically charged terms. Analyzes the dialectical relationships among rhetorical tropes, the structures of arguments, and political ideologies. Discusses the role of rhetoric in arguments for United States democracy during the colonial, revolutionary, and federal periods. (CR)

Descriptors: Democracy, Discourse Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Politics, United States History

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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