Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ371139
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Ideology and Myth as Structurally Different Bases for Political Argumentation.
McGuire, Michael
Journal of the American Forensic Association, v24 n1 p16-26 Sum 1987
Argues that myth and ideology, as belief systems and modes of argumentative discourse, are structurally different but functionally similar. States the importance of distinguishing between the two and discusses the importance of analyzing them as they are used in systems of political argument. (GEA)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Ideology, Mythology, Persuasive Discourse, Political Influences, Politics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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