Political Rhetoric and Public Competence: A Crisis for Democracy?.

Kneupper, Charles W.

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ERIC Number: EJ348963

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Political Rhetoric and Public Competence: A Crisis for Democracy?

Kneupper, Charles W.

Rhetoric Society Quarterly, v16 n3 p125-34 Sum 1986

Discusses the quality of current political argument, the relation between this and public attention to politics, the competency of the public to evaluate political argument, and whether political argument and public competence can be improved. (SRT)

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Discourse Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Issues, Public Opinion, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Available from the Rhetoric Society of America, Dept. of Philosophy, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301.