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KAL 007 and the Superpowers: An International Argument
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In this paper, a case study of the 1983 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shooting by the Soviet Union is presented, highlighting the interactive nature of context, public knowledge, and rhetorical situation.Abstract:
In September 1983, Soviet planes shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, provoking an exercise in crisis rhetoric by President Reagan and members of his administration. A case study of the incident illuminates the interactive nature of context, public knowledge, and rhetorical situation. Errors in argumentation strategy undermined the American position, raising doubts about U.S. complicity in the tragedy and enabling the Soviet Union to present a plausible explanation for its action.read more
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The Rhetorical Situation
TL;DR: The rhetorical situation is the context in which speakers or writers create rhetorical discourse as mentioned in this paper, which is not a standard term in the vocabulary of rhetorical theory, and therefore it is difficult to define it.
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Rhetorical Criticism: A Study In Method
TL;DR: This paper examined the assumptions and principles underlying neo-Aristotelian theory and suggested an alternative approach to criticism, centering around the concept of the "rhetorical transaction".
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Between text and context: Toward a rhetoric of contextual reconstruction
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical perspective to understand an array of problematic situations: the unspeakable, the ineffable, the radical paradox, and the paradox of authority is offered.
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Reagan Speaks: The Making of an American Myth
TL;DR: Erickson explores the combination of the extraordinary rhetorical powers of the man and the canny manipulations of his staff that gave him his astounding political success as mentioned in this paper, concluding that if Reagan skillfully altered facts, made history into allegory, created "stock" characters who personified good and evil, and used metaphors, myths and anecdotes to convince the public that his way was the only just and moral way, he also gave us what we wanted.
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