TY - JOUR
T1 - The Lincoln-Douglas debates revisited
T2 - The evolution of public argument
AU - Zarefsky, David
PY - 1986/5
Y1 - 1986/5
N2 - The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 are models not of statesmanship and eloquence, as is sometimes thought, but of strategies and tactics of rhetorical invention in the context of the public forum. The debates were marked by four patterns of argument: Conspiratorial, legal, historical, and moral. The dynamics of each pattern are explored and speculations are offered about the transformation of controversial questions in the crucible of public debate.
AB - The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 are models not of statesmanship and eloquence, as is sometimes thought, but of strategies and tactics of rhetorical invention in the context of the public forum. The debates were marked by four patterns of argument: Conspiratorial, legal, historical, and moral. The dynamics of each pattern are explored and speculations are offered about the transformation of controversial questions in the crucible of public debate.
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U2 - 10.1080/00335638609383766
DO - 10.1080/00335638609383766
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896248915
SN - 0033-5630
VL - 72
SP - 162
EP - 184
JO - Quarterly Journal of Speech
JF - Quarterly Journal of Speech
IS - 2
ER -