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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"rhetorical effects"”.
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Not Angry but Angy: The Rhetorical Effects of Non-Standard Language in Memes
… undergoes. They were then matched to existing rhetorical figures, or figures of speech, that have historically been used by authors and orators to create a desired rhetorical effect. These rhetorical figures could include changing the length of a vowel sound, or adding or cutting a syllable. It …
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Style in Bossuet's 1662 Lenten Sermons: A Method of Rhetorical Analysis
… style and logical argument, and outline specific rhetorical effects that various figures may have on an audience. Yet, despite the general acceptance by rhetorical scholars that style is more than ""ornamental,"" few critics have attempted to consider the practical application of Perelman and …
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For the Love of God?! Is there a place for Gay Christians between Faith and Fundamentalism?
… foundational beliefs used as weapons in this rhetorical conflict. Additionally, this thesis analyzes the current battle between the church and the social movement for change in light of the historical battles fought over similar movements. The rhetoric of Christianity, specifically …
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In spite of yourself : the asignifying force of humor and laughter
… reveal an understanding that laughter’s effects lie beyond the rational control of the orator. By tracing the often-unintended effects of humor through a range of comedic performances including stand-up comedy, radio, and film, this project ultimately argues that laughter’s rhetorical …
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Isaac Watts and the Culture of Dissent
… However, little has been written about the rhetorical effects of his hymns. This thesis demonstrates that, like any other literary work, Watts’ hymns can be analyzed rhetorically. This thesis analyzes Watts’ hymns with the aid of Louis Montrose’s New Historicism, showing how Watts’ hymns …
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Bodies at their Limits: Rethinking Political Violence Through Women’s Hunger Strikes
… Wood, showing how the significance and the effects of these hunger strikes extended beyond their rhetorical effects. Third, this thesis argues that hunger strikes have the potential to undermine the liberal humanist figure at the centre of many theories of political violence. It notes that …
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Beyond slurs : communicating evaluative perspectives
… in both their linguistic properties and their rhetorical effects-that is, in both what they mean and what they do. In this paper, drawing on the work of Elisabeth Camp and Rae Langton, I argue that a wide variety of speech shares the interesting features normally imputed to slurs. In using a …
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Technological Performativity: Mapping the Rhetoric of Student Valuation and Identity in Composition Textbooks
… The extant research theorizes about the rhetorical effects of writing textbooks on race, class, and gender identity and on the types of thinking and writing the books promote. Though the scholarship on writing textbooks is extensive and productive to help critical pedagogues accomplish …
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Pharmacy technician regulation and professionalism : a discourse analytic study
… in which they are constructed and the varying rhetorical effects and power. The sociology of the professions provided the theoretical background for this study to examine the notion of professionalism in modern healthcare and whether or not pharmacy technicians are enabled to undertake the …
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Negotiating a Punctuated Landscape: A Study of Asyndetic Translation Based on Relevance Theory
… how this theory not only accounts for poetic effects but also provides a principle that can guide translators as they seek to replicate these effects. This thesis then uses relevance theory to analyze cases of asyndeton drawn from three stories in Harton’s collection. The study concludes that …