02005nam 2200457 450 991079325290332120200930091321.00-271-08315-8(CKB)4100000007210209(MiAaPQ)EBC6224795(EXLCZ)99410000000721020920200930d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA feeling of wrongness pessimistic rhetoric on the fringes of popular culture /Joseph Packer and Ethan StonemanUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :The Pennsylvania State University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (viii, 219 pages) illustrations0-271-08235-6 Includes bibliographical references and index."Few defenders" : an introduction -- "no, everything is not all right" : supernatural horror as pessimistic argument -- "I'm bad at parties" : the philosophical pessimism of True detective -- "Wubba lubba dub-dub!" : the tragicomic pessimism of Rick and Morty -- "Finish her" : the interactive pessimism of Final fantasy VII -- "All hope abandon" : transhumanism's hidden hellscape -- Conclusion : pessimism never won any battles?."Examines case studies of popular culture as pessimistic rhetorical artifacts, and how non-traditional modes of argumentation can work rhetorically to overcome biases against pessimistic messaging"--Provided by publisher.PessimismCase studiesPopular cultureRhetoricPessimismPopular culture.Rhetoric.809.93353Packer Joseph1983-1515894Stoneman EthanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793252903321A feeling of wrongness3829449UNINA