Rhetoric is the art of speech and persuasion, the study of argument and, in Classical times, an essential component in the education of the citizen. For rhetori
American Political Rhetoric is the only reader for introductory classes in American politics, government, and political communication designed to explore fundam
Forgetting is usually juxtaposed with memory as its opposite in a negative way: it is seen as the loss of the ability to remember, or, ironically, as the inevit
This book analyzes the rhetoric of speeches by major British or American politicians and shows how metaphor is used systematically to create political myths of
This timely book details the theoretical and practical elements of political rhetoric and their effects on the interactions between politicians and the public.