Fringe Rhetorics

Conspiracy Theories and the Paranormal

Karen Schroeder Sorensen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

116 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-4948-5 (ISBN)

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Fringe Rhetorics explores the rhetorical construction of conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts. This book describes a method of analysis for fringe rhetorics and provides examples for applying this method to investigate these arguments’ persuasive power.

Fringe Rhetorics: Conspiracy Theories and the Paranormal identifies the rhetorical similarities of conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts by delving into rhetorical, psychosocial, and political science research. Identifying something as “fringe” indicates its proximal placement within accepted norms of contemporary society. Both conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts dwell on these fringes and use surprisingly similar persuasive techniques. Using elements of the Aristotelian canon as well as Steve Oswald’s strengthening and weakening strategies, this book establishes a pattern for the analysis of fringe rhetorics. It also applies this pattern through rhetorical analyses of several documentaries and provides suggestions for countering fringe arguments.

Karen Schroeder Sorensen is associate professor at Winona State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Defining Fringe Rhetoric
Chapter 2 Rhetorical Lens
Chapter 3 Fringe Rhetoric: Flat Earth
Chapter 4 Fringe Rhetoric: Power and Control
Chapter 5 Fringe Rhetoric: Aliens and Cover-Ups
Chapter 6 Rhetorical Strategies for Refutation

Erscheinungsdatum	16.08.2021
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 228 mm
Gewicht	349 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-7936-4948-0 / 1793649480
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-4948-5 / 9781793649485
Zustand	Neuware