The morality of spin : virtue and vice in political rhetoric and the Christian right /

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Author / Creator:	Klemp, Nathaniel J., 1979-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 199 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Focus on the Family (Organization) Focus on the Family (Organization) Christians -- Political activity -- United States. Communication in politics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States. Deliberative democracy. Manipulative behavior -- Political aspects -- United States. Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects -- United States. Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States. Christians -- Political activity. Communication in politics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Deliberative democracy. Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects. Rhetoric -- Political aspects. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403772

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ISBN:	9781442210547 1442210540 1442210532 9781442210530 1442210524 9781442210523 9781442210530 9781280657955 1280657952
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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 politi.
Other form:	Print version: Klemp, Nathaniel J., 1979- Morality of spin. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012

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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Existing Accounts
ch. 1 Deliberative Democracy and Political Rhetoric: Rawls and Habermas on Rhetoric's Moral Status
pt. II Moral Qualities of Rhetorical Speech
ch. 2 When Rhetoric Turns Manipulative: Disentangling Persuasion and Manipulation
ch. 3 From Theoretical to Actual Manipulation: The Christian Right's Two-Tiered Rhetoric
pt. III Moral Qualities of Rhetorical Context
ch. 4 Contextualizing Rhetoric: From Contestatory to One-Sided Information Spaces
ch. 5 Countercultural Christian Enclaves: Focus on the Family's Anti-Contestatory Practices.

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