Politicians and Rhetoric

The Persuasive Power of Metaphor

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science
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Author: J. Charteris-Black ISBN: 9780230319899
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: October 26, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: J. Charteris-Black
ISBN: 9780230319899
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: October 26, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade.

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This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade.

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