Reframing Rhetoric

Part I. Politics

1. Reification and Empty Abstraction
George E. Yoos

2. The Apparent Demise of Liberalism
George E. Yoos

3. Liberalism as “Good Politics”
George E. Yoos

4. Direct Elective and Sub Rosa Politics
George E. Yoos

5. Wells of Ignorance
George E. Yoos

6. Framing Issues in Politics: Separation of Church and State
George E. Yoos

7. Rights and Responsibilities
George E. Yoos

Part II. Liberalism

8. Methodological Liberalism and Its Limits
George E. Yoos

9. Liberalism and Practical Reason
George E. Yoos

10. Application of a Liberal Frame to Family and Children Issues
George E. Yoos

Part III. Conservatism

11. Political Argument and Conservatism
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12. Prudential Conservatism
George E. Yoos

13. Utilitarian Conservatism
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14. Confucian Conservatism
George E. Yoos

Part IV. Rhetoric

15. Rhetorical Aims and Modes: Appeals and Responses
George E. Yoos

16. The Rhetoric of Experts
George E. Yoos

17. Rhetoric of Storytelling and Expository Modes
George E. Yoos

18. Organization and Arrangement: Limitations in the Use of Frames and Perspectives
George E. Yoos

19. Variety of Logical Appeals: Appeals to Logos
George E. Yoos

20. Ethical Appeal: “Person” as a Forensic Term
George E. Yoos

21. Truthfulness and Lying and the Conventions of Advocacy
George E. Yoos

22. Authenticity and Hypocrisy and the Conventions of Advocacy
George E. Yoos

Part V. Rhetorical Criticism

23. Varieties of Rhetorical Criticism and the Limits of Interpretation
George E. Yoos

24. Difficulties in Dealing with Presumption
George E. Yoos

25. Deceptions, Blunders, and Confusions
George E. Yoos

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Political History, Applied Linguistics