Emotive language in argumentation / Fabrizio Macagno, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Douglas Walton, University of Windsor.
| Author/creator | Macagno, Fabrizio |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. |
| Description | xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. When words are emotive -- 2. The emotions in our words -- 3. When words are reasoning: definitions as strategies of classification -- 4. The acts of defining -- 5. What our words hide: presupposition and dark-side commitments -- 6. Dialogues and commitments -- 7. Metadialogues and redefinitions. |
| Abstract | This book analyzes the uses of emotive language and redefinitions from pragmatic, dialectical, epistemic, and rhetorical perspectives, investigating the relationship between emotions, persuasion, and meaning, and focusing on the implicit dimension of the use of a word and its dialectical effects. It offers a method for evaluating the persuasive and manipulative uses of emotive language in ordinary and political discourse. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012050925 |
| ISBN | 9781107035980 |
| ISBN | 1107035988 |
| ISBN | 9781107676657 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1107676657 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BC177 .M227 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |