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Author McComiskey, Bruce, 1963- author.

Title Post-truth rhetoric and composition / Bruce McComiskey
Published Logan : Utah State University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (v, 50 pages)
Series Current arguments in composition
Current arguments in composition.
Contents Post-Truth Rhetoric -- Bullshit -- Fake News -- Ethos (at the Expense of Logos) -- Pathos (at the Expense of Logos) -- The Trump Effect -- Post-Truth Composition -- Consequences of Neglecting to Act
Summary "An exploration of the increasingly widespread and disturbing effect of "post-truth" on public discourse in the United States. McComiskey analyzes the countless instances of doublespeak, hyperbole, fabrication, and other forms of post-truth discourse employed throughout the 2016 presidential campaign"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Communication in politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Communication in politics
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Presidents -- Election
Rhetoric -- Political aspects
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781607327455
1607327457