The Strategy of Rhetoric
Download or Read eBook The Strategy of Rhetoric PDF written by Riker, William Harrison Riker and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Riker, William Harrison Riker |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300061692 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300061697 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Strategy of Rhetoric by : Riker, William Harrison Riker
Book excerpt: He discusses several heresthetical maneuvers that made the Federalists' narrow victory possible, such as their proposal of a constitution that was broader than most citizens would have preferred, and their design of the ratification process as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition, so that they could prevent any ratifying state from altering it. Riker concludes by examining the relationship between rhetoric and heresthetic. He shows that both were necessary for the Federalist victory: rhetoric, to build support for Federalist positions, and heresthetic, to structure the choice process so that this level of support would be sufficient.
