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ERIC Number: EJ329498
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Borrows a Revolution: Argument, Audience, and Implications of a Secondhand Universe.
Miller, Keith D.
College English, v48 n3 p249-65 Mar 1986
Examines features of and sources for the discourse of Martin Luther King, Jr., as they relate to the language and assumptions favored by his listeners and readers in an effort to understand how speakers and writers can successfully argue from premises that audiences accept. Indicates how an understanding of King can help in composition instruction. (EL) (EL)
Descriptors: College English, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Invention
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: King (Martin Luther Jr)