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ERIC Number: EJ190184
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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"Not Men, but Measures": The Origins and Import of an Ideological Principle.
McGee, Michael C.
Quarterly Journal of Speech, v64 n2 p141-54 Apr 1978, Apr78
The insistence on "sticking to the issues" in political argument is presented as an ideological commitment rather than a dictum of logic. Edmund Burke's alternative criterion of decision, derived from public evaluation of a leader's image, is used to contrast the contemporary dedication to issue-oriented political argument. (JF)
Descriptors: Historical Criticism, Logic, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Political Issues, Political Power, Political Science, Public Opinion, Rhetorical Criticism
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Language: English
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