Post-truth rhetoric and composition

Post-truth rhetoric and composition /

"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 presi...

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Main Author: McComiskey, Bruce, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, [2017]
Series:Current arguments in composition.
Subjects:
2000-2099
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
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (v, 50 pages)
ISBN:9781607327455
1607327457

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