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Public Discourse.
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Goodnight, G. Thomas – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1987
Examines how public discourse engages and redirects the constitutive powers of human communication. (JK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Debate, Journalism, Persuasive Discourse
Ronald Reagan's Re-formulation of the Rhetoric of War: Analysis of the "Zero Option,""Evil Empire," and "Star Wars" Addresses.
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Goodnight, G. Thomas – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1986
Analyzes speeches in which Reagan challenges the following convention: science will continue to create technologically advanced weapons against which no effective defense will be developed, making deterrence through an assured retaliatory capability the only possible defense. Textual analysis reveals how public discourse can achieve unities of…
Descriptors: National Defense, Persuasive Discourse, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism