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ERIC Number: EJ640787
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1051-1431
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Contesting Pornography: Terministic Catharsis and Definitional Argument.
Palczewski, Catherine Helen
Argumentation and Advocacy, v38 n1 p1-17 Sum 2001
Focuses on the debates over the MacKinnon-Dworkin Anti-Pornography Ordinance to explore one instance of definitional argument: the attempt to effect a redefinition. Argues that advocates for a definitional shift created the possibility for a "terministic catharsis" by simultaneously locating pornography in multiple locations on the pentad, highlighting its act/agent/agency functions. (SG)
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Politics, Pornography, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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