Prophets, gurus, and pundits : rhetorical styles and public engagement /
In Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits, author Anna M. Young proposes that the difficulty of bridging the gap between intellectuals and the public is not a failure of ideas; rather, it is an issue of rhetorical strategy. By laying a rhetorical foundation and presenting analytical case studies of contempora...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits, author Anna M. Young proposes that the difficulty of bridging the gap between intellectuals and the public is not a failure of ideas; rather, it is an issue of rhetorical strategy. By laying a rhetorical foundation and presenting analytical case studies of contemporary "public intellectuals," Young creates a training manual for intellectuals who seek to connect with a public audience and effect change writ large. Young begins by defining key aspects of rhetorical style before moving on to discuss the specific ways in which intellectuals may present ideas to a ge. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809332953 0809332957 1306490537 9781306490535 9780809332946 0809332949 |
