Fringe Rhetorics - Conspiracy Theories and the Paranormal

Fringe Rhetorics explores the rhetorical construction of conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts. This book describes a method of analysis for fringe rhetorics and provides examples for applying this method to investigate these arguments' persuasive power.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Defining Fringe Rhetoric
Chapter 2 Rhetorical Lens
Chapter 3 Fringe Rhetoric: Flat Earth
Chapter 4 Fringe Rhetoric: Power and Control
Chapter 5 Fringe Rhetoric: Aliens and Cover-Ups
Chapter 6 Rhetorical Strategies for Refutation

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Karen Schroeder Sorensen is associate professor at Winona State University.

Zusammenfassung

Fringe Rhetorics explores the rhetorical construction of conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts. This book describes a method of analysis for fringe rhetorics and provides examples for applying this method to investigate these arguments’ persuasive power.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Karen Schroeder Sorensen
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781793649485
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-948-5
• Seiten: 116
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / UFOs & Extraterrestrials, Conspiracy Theories, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc