02980nam 2200589Ia 450 991046109570332120200520144314.01-280-65795-297866136348871-4422-1054-0(CKB)2670000000174932(EBL)881524(MiAaPQ)EBC881524(Au-PeEL)EBL881524(CaPaEBR)ebr10546780(CaONFJC)MIL363488(OCoLC)794488486(EXLCZ)99267000000017493220111109d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The morality of spin[electronic resource] virtue and vice in political rhetoric and the Christian right /Nathaniel J. KlempLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (211 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1052-4 1-4422-1053-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. EXISTING ACCOUNTS; Ch01. Deliberative Democracy and Political Rhetoric; Part II. THE MORAL QUALITIES OF RHETORICAL SPEECH; Ch02. When Rhetoric Turns Manipulative; Ch03. From Theoretical to Actual Manipulation; Part III. THE MORAL QUALITIES OF RHETORICAL CONTEXT; Ch04. Contextualizing Rhetoric; Ch05. Countercultural Christian Enclaves; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index; About the Author The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether the tactic of tailoring a message to a particular audience is politically legitimate or amounts to democratic malpractice. Klemp's nuanced assessment, highlighting both democratic vices and virtues of the politiChristiansPolitical activityUnited StatesCommunication in politicsMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesDeliberative democracyManipulative behaviorPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPersuasion (Rhetoric)Political aspectsUnited StatesRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.ChristiansPolitical activityCommunication in politicsMoral and ethical aspectsDeliberative democracy.Manipulative behaviorPolitical aspectsPersuasion (Rhetoric)Political aspectsRhetoricPolitical aspects172Klemp Nathaniel J.1979-987849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461095703321The morality of spin2258618UNINA