The Importance of Ethos.

Oft-Rose, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ391898

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Importance of Ethos.

Oft-Rose, Nancy

Argumentation and Advocacy, v25 n4 p197-99 Spr 1989

Discusses how studying the 1988 Presidential Debates reveals the importance of ethos in speaking and being elected to office. Asserts that the debates also offer an excellent opportunity to teach propaganda devices or fallacies. Provides two examples from the second Presidential Debate. (MM)

Descriptors: Debate, Persuasive Discourse, Political Candidates, Presidential Campaigns (United States), Secondary Education, Speech Communication, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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