Definitions | heresthetic |
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- the art of political manipulation, especially by the use of language
- Logic is concerned with the truth-value of sentences. Grammar is concerned with the communications-value of sentences. Rhetoric is concerned with the persuasion-value of sentences. And is concerned with the strategy-value of sentences. In each case, the art involves the use of language to accomplish some purpose: to arrive at truth, to communicate, to persuade, and to manipulate. - The Art of Political Manipulation
Etymology: Coined by William Riker, as the companion to rhetoric.
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