A grammar of edification : constructing our social reality via efficient quotidian management with rhetorical forms

<p>The following rhetorical criticism is an investigation of two public service announcements released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Utilizing a composite method derived from Osborn (1994), Brummett (1991) and Burke (1945), this study investigates what it means when to say how others ought to act and why they ought to act that way. This investigation demonstrates how the manipulations of identities, ideologies, and action are the elements used to motivate people to act in affirmation of an identity. Moreover, it demonstrates why the motivated social actions serve as foundations for constructing our social reality. Ultimately, it discovers and clarifies a grammar of edification, how that grammar allows for efficient quotidian management, and, thus, why it serves as a tool for managing everyday meaning in our social world.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Farias, Steven Kalani

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marlin C. Bates

• Rhetoric Social aspects
• Mass media Social aspects
• Discourse analysis Social aspects
• Council on American-Islamic relations
• Communication

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/778

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1777