Reframing rhetoric : a liberal politics without dogma / George E. Yoos.

Author/creator Yoos, George E.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Descriptionxvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Liberalism.
Rhetoric--Political aspects.

Contents Reification and empty abstraction -- The apparent demise of liberalism -- Liberalism as "good politics" -- Direct elective and sub rosa politics -- Wells of ignorance -- Framing issues in politics : separation of church and state -- Rights and responsibilities -- Methodological liberalism and its limits -- Liberalism and practical reason -- Application of a liberal frame to family and children issues -- Political argument and conservatism -- Prudential conservatism -- Utilitarian conservatism -- Confucian conservatism -- Rhetorical aims and modes : appeals and responses -- The rhetoric of experts -- Rhetoric of story telling and expository modes -- Organization and arrangement : limitations in the use of frames and perspectives -- Variety of logical appeals : appeals to logos -- Ethical appeal : "person" as a forensic term -- Truthfulness and lying and the conventions of advocacy -- Authenticity and hypocrisy and the conventions of advocacy -- Varieties of rhetorical criticism and the limits of interpretation -- Difficulties in dealing with presumption -- Deceptions, blunders, and confusions -- Appendix: A taxonomy of rhetorical and logical flaws.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-274) and index.
LCCN 2007003053
ISBN1403984018 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9781403984012 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN1403984026 (pb)
ISBN9781403984029 (pb)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JC574 .Y66 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold