The Rhetorical Opposition to Controversial Wars: Rhetorical Timing as a Generic Consideration.

Bass, Jeff D.

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Publication Date: 1979

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The Rhetorical Opposition to Controversial Wars: Rhetorical Timing as a Generic Consideration.

Bass, Jeff D.

Western Journal of Speech Communication, v43 n3 p168-79 Sum 1979

Claims that loosely structured, complex rhetorical situations possess a strong internal structure with regard to their development or maturation over a period of time. The implications of this position are developed via an analysis of the discourse surrounding the American Revolution and the Vietnam War. (JMF)

Descriptors: Political Issues, Politics, Public Speaking, Revolutionary War (United States), Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Time Perspective, War

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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