The morality of spin : virtue and vice in political rhetoric and the Christian right /

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The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klemp, Nathaniel J., 1979-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.
Temas:
Focus on the Family (Organization)
Communication in politics > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Deliberative democracy.
Christians > Political activity > United States.
Manipulative behavior > Political aspects > United States.
Persuasion (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > United States.
Communication politique > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Démocratie délibérative.
Chrétiens > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Manipulation (Psychologie) > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Christians > Political activity
Communication in politics > Moral and ethical aspects
Deliberative democracy
Persuasion (Rhetoric) > Political aspects
Rhetoric > Political aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether the tactic of tailoring a message to a particular audience is politically legitimate or amounts to democratic malpractice. Klemp's nuanced assessment, highlighting both democratic vices and virtues of the politi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 199 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index.
ISBN:9781442210547
1442210540
1442210532
9781442210530

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