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Publication details [#13318]

Leibold, Nora C. 2000. The Battle of Trenton: Pragmatic Strategies in Political Argument. In Peyton, Joy Kreeft, Peg Griffin, Walt Wolfram and Ralph W. Fasold. Language in Action. New Studies of Language in Society. Essays in Honor of Roger W. Shuy. Hampton Press. pp. 318–340.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

argumentation | political language | pragmatics | rhetoric

Annotation

On the pragmatic use of rhetorical devices in political arguments. More precisely, strategies of persuasion are analyzed, and the anticipation of such strategies by the other party, in political rhetoric.