Our own worst enemy as protector of ourselves stereotypes, schemas, and typifications as integral elements in the persuasive process / Byron B. Renz.

Author/creator Renz, Byron B., 1935-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : University Press of America,
Description1 online resource (xiii, 163 p.)
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Contents Introduction: the function of persuasion in propaganda -- Media, fear, and the consolidation of state power -- The enthymeme as a persuasive device in terrorists' media messages -- Social construction of media-generated terrorist images -- Media imagery : generator of oppositional schemas that fuel world conflict -- From the seed to the tree and back again : definition of linguistic purpose -- Propoganda : from theory to practice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Our own worst enemy as protector of ourselves Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2010. 9780761847045 (paperback : alk. paper)
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ISBN9780761847052 ebook

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