Jonathan Charteris-Black, Politicians and Rhetoric. The Persuasive Power of Metaphor
Jonathan Charteris-Black analyzes the metaphors of politicians throughout this book, but he is also capable of coining memorable expressions himself. As he states in his final chapter, “Metaphor to a politician is what sex appeal is to an individual: a covert way of sending out messages of desirabi...
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Lexis
2018
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| Итог: | Jonathan Charteris-Black analyzes the metaphors of politicians throughout this book, but he is also capable of coining memorable expressions himself. As he states in his final chapter, “Metaphor to a politician is what sex appeal is to an individual: a covert way of sending out messages of desirability” (p. 198). This analogy implies that politicians who use metaphor effectively can lure supporters to their side, while those who cannot probably will not survive for long in the competitive ar... |
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