Political Communication
Rhetoric, Government, and Citizens
second edition
Dan F. Hahn
New York University
CONTENTS (brief)
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Preface
Chapter 1. Entering the Ongoing Argument
Chapter 2. Ideological Argumentation
Chapter 3. Ideology and Media
Chapter 4. The Power of Definition
Chapter 5. The Power of Form
Chapter 6. From Euphemisms to Lies
Chapter 7. Myths and Metaphors
Chapter 8. Sexual Language and Politics
Chapter 9. The Marriage Metaphor in Politics
Chapter 10. Secrecy, Surveillance, and Lies
Chapter 11. Media and Political Campaigns
Chapter 12. Effects of Mediated Campaigns on Voters
Chapter 13. Effects of the Media on Politicians
Chapter 14. Avoiding Media Influence
Appendix A: Internet Politics and Cybercitizens, by Candace E. Todd
Appendix B: Politics and Sexual Language: Explanatory Hypotheses
Selected Readings
Index
About the Author
CONTENTS (detailed)
Preface
Chapter 1. Entering the Ongoing Argument
Bases of Political Communication
Major Contemporary Arguments
Chapter 2. Ideological Argumentation
Ideology and Communication
The American Ideology
Liberalism and Conservatism
Other Ideological Arguments
Chapter 3. Ideology and Media
Conservative Perceptions of Bias
Liberal Perceptions of Bias
Perceiving Bias Where None Exists
Not Perceiving Bias
The Real Media Biases
Chapter 4. The Power of Definition
On Defining "Definition"
Functions of Definitions
Government Defining via Naming
Defining and Naming the Issues
Defining and Naming People
Redefining and Renaming
Chapter 5. The Power of Form
Perspective and Form
Identification
Action
Emotional Involvement
Logic/Rationality
Strength
Honesty
Grandeur
Ideological Correctness
Chapter 6. From Euphemisms to Lies
Lies
Euphemisms
Simplifications
Generalizations
The Art of Saying Nothing
The Language Mechanisms in Combination
Chapter 7. Myths and Metaphors
A Burkeian Approach to Language: Water Metaphors
Metaphor and "Terministic Compulsion"
Edelman and American Mythology
A Parentian Approach
Common Political Metaphors
Myths and American Ideology
Chapter 8. Sexual Language and Politics
The Binary Discourse System
Sexual Metaphors
Effects on Women: The Mask of Beauty
Effects on Men: Invitation to War
Chapter 9. The Marriage Metaphor in Politics
False Intimacy in the White House
The Presidential Inaugural as a Marriage Ceremony
The Passionless Honeymoon of President George H. W. Bush
Richard Nixon and the Presidential Divorce
The Continuing Use of the Metaphor
Chapter 10. Secrecy, Surveillance, and Lies
Scope
Are They Ever Legitimate?
Relationship to Political Communication
Relationship between Government and Citizens
The "Chilling Effect" on Active Citizenship
Destroying Our Trust in the Government
Surveillance, Computers, and the Loss of Privacy
Chapter 11. Media and Political Campaigns
Effects of Media on Campaigns
Eliminating Potential Candidates
Effects on Primary Elections
Effects on Nominating Conventions
New Campaign Devices
The Continuation of Barnstorming
Issues and Images
Distrust of Government and Politicians
Chapter 12. Effects of Mediated Campaigns on Voters
The Mediated Campaign
Media Coverage of Campaigns
Chapter 13. Effects of the Media on Politicians
The "Lowering" of Politicians
Effect on Issues
Effect on Rhetoric
Chapter 14. Avoiding Media Influence
Personality Orientation
Leadership Ideal
Ideology
Epistemology
Axiology
Appendix A: Internet Politics and Cybercitizens, by Candace E. Todd
Societal Discourse: Athens to Cyberspace
Getting on the Internet
Moving around the Net
Net Impact on the Real World
Appendix B: Politics and Sexual Language: Explanatory Hypotheses
Selected Readings
Index
Copyright © 2003 Dan F. Hahn.
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