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ERIC Number: EJ418073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-5630
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"A Time of Shame and Sorrow": Robert F. Kennedy and the American Jeremiad.
Murphy, John M.
Quarterly Journal of Speech, v76 n4 p401-14 Nov 1990
Examines the rhetorical function of the modern American jeremiad as a means to restore social harmony in a time of crisis. Analyzes Robert F. Kennedy's response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Reveals the strengths and limitations of the jeremiad as a response to social crisis. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory, Social Action, Social Change, Social Problems, Speech Communication, Speeches
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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