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Rhetoric In Martial Deliberations And Decision Making: Cases And Consequences (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication)
Ronald H. Carpenter
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Hardcover. In this study of the discourse involved in martial deliberations, Ronald H. Carpenter examines the rhetoric employed by naval and military commanders as they recommend specific tactics and strategies. Drawing on ideas of rhetorical thinking from Aristotle to Burke, he identifies concepts in military decision-making. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
In this study of the discourse involved in martial deliberations, Ronald H. Carpenter examines the rhetoric employed by naval and military commanders as they recommend specific tactics and strategies to peers as well as presidents. Drawing on ideas of rhetorical thinking from Aristotle to Kenneth Burke, Carpenter identifies two concepts of particular importance to the military decision-making process: prudence and the representative anecdote. Carpenter suggests that attention to these two concepts enables an understanding of how military commanders settle on a course of action and persuade others to support them. Carpenter turns for illustration and insight to key case studies ... Read more
In this study of the discourse involved in martial deliberations, Ronald H. Carpenter examines the rhetoric employed by naval and military commanders as they recommend specific tactics and strategies to peers as well as presidents. Drawing on ideas of rhetorical thinking from Aristotle to Kenneth Burke, Carpenter identifies two concepts of particular importance to the military decision-making process: prudence and the representative anecdote. Carpenter suggests that attention to these two concepts enables an understanding of how military commanders settle on a course of action and persuade others to support them. Carpenter turns for illustration and insight to key case studies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Rhetoric/Communication
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570035555
SKU
V9781570035555
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About Ronald H. Carpenter
Ronald H. Carpenter earned his Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Carpenter is the author of The Eloquence of Frederick Jackson Turner, Father Charles E. Coughlin: Surrogate Spokesman for the Disaffected, and History as Rhetoric: Style, Narrative, and Persuasion and coauthor of Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith. The ... Read more
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