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... Political Persuasion Now let us consider the reader not as a consumer , a buyer of com- modities temptingly advertised in the magazines and on television , but as a citizen of a free society , whose personal opinions , when joined with ...
... Political Persuasion Now let us consider the reader not as a consumer , a buyer of com- modities temptingly advertised in the magazines and on television , but as a citizen of a free society , whose personal opinions , when joined with ...
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... politics , believes firmly in the soundness of the capitalistic system , disagrees with those who think Russia's economic and political system is better , and is an indisputably loyal American . The man in the crowd : " I don't like ...
... politics , believes firmly in the soundness of the capitalistic system , disagrees with those who think Russia's economic and political system is better , and is an indisputably loyal American . The man in the crowd : " I don't like ...
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... political speech ( based on the full text ) . What they really mean : a selection of words from current advertisements , political appeals , and other sources , with my own satirical definitions . Letters to the editor : an analysis of ...
... political speech ( based on the full text ) . What they really mean : a selection of words from current advertisements , political appeals , and other sources , with my own satirical definitions . Letters to the editor : an analysis of ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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