The morality of spin : virtue and vice in political rhetoric and the Christian right / Nathaniel J. Klemp.

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Klemp, Nathaniel J, 1979-

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TextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.Description: 1 online resource (x, 199 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781442210547
1442210540
1442210532
9781442210530

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The morality of spinDDC classification:

172 23

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JA85.2.U6

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Existing Accounts -- ch. 1 Deliberative Democracy and Political Rhetoric: Rawls and Habermas on Rhetoric's Moral Status -- pt. II Moral Qualities of Rhetorical Speech -- ch. 2 When Rhetoric Turns Manipulative: Disentangling Persuasion and Manipulation -- ch. 3 From Theoretical to Actual Manipulation: The Christian Right's Two-Tiered Rhetoric -- pt. III Moral Qualities of Rhetorical Context -- ch. 4 Contextualizing Rhetoric: From Contestatory to One-Sided Information Spaces -- ch. 5 Countercultural Christian Enclaves: Focus on the Family's Anti-Contestatory Practices.

Summary: The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether the tactic of tailoring a message to a particular audience is politically legitimate or amounts to democratic malpractice. Klemp's nuanced assessment, highlighting both democratic vices and virtues of the politi.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index.

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The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether the tactic of tailoring a message to a particular audience is politically legitimate or amounts to democratic malpractice. Klemp's nuanced assessment, highlighting both democratic vices and virtues of the politi.

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