Accidental Rhetoric: The Root Metaphors of Three Mile Island.

Farrell, Thomas B.; Goodnight, G. Thomas

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Accidental Rhetoric: The Root Metaphors of Three Mile Island.

Farrell, Thomas B.; Goodnight, G. Thomas

Communication Monographs, v48 n4 p270-300 Dec 1981

Contends that the events at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant mark the failure of technical reasoning and communication practices to master the problems of our age. (PD)

Descriptors: Communication Problems, Discourse Analysis, Ecology, Government Role, Industry, Mass Media, News Media, Nuclear Energy, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Technology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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