Post-truth rhetoric and composition /

An exploration of the increasingly widespread and disturbing effect of "post-truth" on public discourse in the United States. McComiskey analyzes the countless instances of doublespeak, hyperbole, fabrication and other forms of post-truth discourse employed throughout the 2016 presidential...

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Main Author:	McComiskey, Bruce, 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Logan : Utah State University Press, [2017]
Series:	Current arguments in composition.
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > Election > 2016. Truthfulness and falsehood > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century. Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century. Communication in politics > United States > History > 21st century. English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.

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Summary:	An exploration of the increasingly widespread and disturbing effect of "post-truth" on public discourse in the United States. McComiskey analyzes the countless instances of doublespeak, hyperbole, fabrication and other forms of post-truth discourse employed throughout the 2016 presidential campaign.
Physical Description:	v, 50 pages ; 18 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781607327448 1607327449