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Publication Date: 1971
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The Rhetoric of the True Believer
Hart, Roderick P.
Speech Monographs, 38, 4, 249-61, Nov 71
A study of doctrinaire rhetoric and extremism which notes consistent patterns of thought and of audience-speaker interaction amoung diverse doctrinaire groups. Concludes that doctrine shapes rhetorical styles as well as content and suggests the possibility of interpreting and evaluating social phenomena through the analysis of rehetoric. (JB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Audiences, Behavior Patterns, Dogmatism, Group Unity, Patterned Responses, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Role Perception
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