Ideology, Rhetoric and Argument
Rhetorical criticism examines ideology as a form of strategic argumentation that functions to legitimize political authority. Ideology presents itself as political philosophy in a way that calls attention to its argumentation. Ideological arguments support claims (1) that those who wield political p...
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doaj-b95d44f683654eca85788ec8aa9c46812020-11-25T02:33:26ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X1993-01-0115110.22329/il.v15i1.2466Ideology, Rhetoric and ArgumentMichael WeilerRhetorical criticism examines ideology as a form of strategic argumentation that functions to legitimize political authority. Ideology presents itself as political philosophy in a way that calls attention to its argumentation. Ideological arguments support claims (1) that those who wield political power represent the interests of all, and (2) that the existing social order is natural and inevitable in light of human nature. Functionally, ideology is indispensible, but perverse. Formally, ideology is argumentation that obscures its partiality under claims to universality.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2466Ideologyrhetoricargumentationrhetorical criticismlegitimationauthority |
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Informal Logic |
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Rhetorical criticism examines ideology as a form of strategic argumentation that functions to legitimize political authority. Ideology presents itself as political philosophy in a way that calls attention to its argumentation. Ideological arguments support claims (1) that those who wield political power represent the interests of all, and (2) that the existing social order is natural and inevitable in light of human nature. Functionally, ideology is indispensible, but perverse. Formally, ideology is argumentation that obscures its partiality under claims to universality. |
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