Ghostwritten Speeches: Ethics Isn't the Only Lesson.

Medhurst, Martin J.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Ghostwritten Speeches: Ethics Isn't the Only Lesson.

Medhurst, Martin J.

Communication Education, v36 n3 p241-49 Jul 1987

Recognizes that ghostwriting has long been a subject of controversy within the speech communication field, especially the question of the "ethics" of ghostwriting. Examines ghostwriting as source, process, and relationship, and suggests five specific ways in which the study of ghostwritten texts can enrich rhetorical studies. (NKA)

Descriptors: Ethics, Persuasive Discourse, Presidents of the United States, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Invention, Speech Communication, Speeches

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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