A Rhetoric of Oldspeak: Mythic Elements in Presidential Inaugural Addresses, 1960-1980.

Fulmer, Hal W.

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Publication Date: 1986

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A Rhetoric of Oldspeak: Mythic Elements in Presidential Inaugural Addresses, 1960-1980.

Fulmer, Hal W.

Rhetoric Society Quarterly, v16 n4 p299-312 Fall 1986

Examines the increasingly Orwellian inaugural addresses of the last two decades and how these speeches make use of the mythical principle of "unification," leading to a sacralization of American society and its placement into a cosmic order. Offers these mythic elements as an example of the pervasiveness of Oldspeak and mythic rhetoric in contemporary discourse. (AEW)

Descriptors: Mythology, Nationalism, Patriotism, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Politics, Presidents of the United States, Public Speaking, Religion, Religious Factors, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, Social Attitudes, Social Influences

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