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Explores rhetorical refusals - instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations. This book examines rhetorical theories, revealing the unspoken implications of unexpected deviations from rhetorical norms for classic political concepts like free debate and national memory.

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Rhetorical Refusals contributes an important and original dimension to rhetorical studies. - Krista Ratcliffe, author of Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness

Rhetorical Refusals Defying Audiences

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 11/30/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780809327898, 978-0809327898
      ISBN10: 0809327899

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores rhetorical refusals - instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations. This book examines rhetorical theories, revealing the unspoken implications of unexpected deviations from rhetorical norms for classic political concepts like free debate and national memory.

      Trade Review
      Rhetorical Refusals contributes an important and original dimension to rhetorical studies. - Krista Ratcliffe, author of Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness

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