Browsing by Subject "Persuasion (Rhetoric)"
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Item A rhetorical analysis of selected fanatical speeches(Texas Tech University, 1970-05) Andrews, Joyce AnneNot availableItem Burke's use of classical rhetoric.(Texas Tech University, 1974-08) Milford, Elizabeth RuthNot availableItem Dissociative overdeterminers: an examination of thought experiments(Texas Tech University, 2001-05) Clark, Ryan KNot availableItem Exploring persuasion in the rhetoric of the Heaven's Gate cult(Texas Tech University, 2001-08) Draper, Haley DNot availableItem Force and persuasion in Plato's Republic.(2009-08-25T16:24:18Z) Pearson, Lewis Takashi.; Schultz, Anne-Marie, 1966-; Philosophy.; Baylor University. Dept. of Philosophy.Plato’s Republic begins with an act of force (327b) and ends with an act of persuasion (621c). Between these two bookends, force and persuasion appear well over one hundred more times, permeating the dialogue as recurring themes. Force and persuasion are present in the dialogue primarily as a means for Socrates to provide his interlocutors a proper understanding of human nature, which when fully explicated includes an account of the nature of reality and the good. For the reader, the presence of force and persuasion throughout the dialogue is a constant reminder of its importance as a hermeneutical key for properly interpreting the content and purpose of Socrates’ speech. By focusing on the use and discussion of force and persuasion throughout Plato’s Republic, I argue that Socrates attempts "truly to persuade" his interlocutors "that it is in every way better to be just rather than unjust" (357b), primarily by correcting their misconceptions of human nature. To persuade his interlocutors, Socrates makes visible the invisible soul through the extensive use of images and analogies. I show that one can use Socrates’ definitions of force, persuasion, and wizardry as a hermeneutical key for interpreting all of the major themes, images, and analogies of the Republic.Item Narratives and rhetoric : persuasion in doctors' writings about the summer complaint, 1883-1939(2008-05) Sliter-Hays, Sara Maria; Roberts-Miller, Patricia, 1959-Narratives and Rhetoric: Persuasion in Doctors’ Writings about the Summer Complaint, 1883-1939, is a study of narrative as it is used in scientific writing. This rhetorical analysis follows the historical evolution of a genre as the genre mediates competing scientific, professional, and social forces, changes them, and is changed by them. Despite advances in scientific and medical technology that offered supposedly objective and measurable data and despite doctors’ push for recognition as scientific professionals, doctors’ writing increasingly relied on narrative as a persuasive device in medical articles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Medical narratives perform pedagogical functions, illustrating both the general course of a disease and variant courses so that practitioners can make better diagnoses when they are faced with similar cases. Medical narratives also shape doctors’ discourse and, through that, the practice of medicine and the formation of the medical profession. Medical narratives maintain ambiguity, perpetuating the need for the skilled human clinician despite the proliferation of more and more sophisticated medical technology. Medical narratives also determine how the various participants in medical decisions--the doctor, the patient, the parent, and the disease itself--are valued and judged. These value judgments determine what medical interventions and cultural systems are deployed to return a patient to health. Medical narratives can be epideictic, reinforcing doctors’ ethos; they can be disciplinary, correcting errant members; and they can be exhortatory, urging doctors toward better ethical practice. Thus, narratives are extremely valuable in medical discourse, and their persistence in doctors’ writing is easily explained.Item Persuasive elements in the speeches of Fidel Castro(Texas Tech University, 1964-05) Joyner, Genie MNot availableItem Quantitative and testimonial evidence in persuasive communication(Texas Tech University, 1978-08) Willis, Joseph A.Not availableItem The ethos of John Fitzgerald Kennedy(Texas Tech University, 1966-08) Jarrett, Jacquelyn ReynoldsNot available