Date
8-2012
Department
School of Communication and Digital Content
Degree
Master of Arts in Communication (MA)
Chair
Michael Graves
Primary Subject Area
Political Science, General; Language, General; Language, Rhetoric and Composition; History, United States; American Studies
Keywords
American Revolution, charisma, communication, Daniel Hannan, rhetoric, Thomas Paine
Disciplines
American Studies | Communication | Intellectual History | Political History | Rhetoric and Composition | Social Influence and Political Communication | Speech and Rhetorical Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
Brack, Danae, "Daniel Hannan, Thomas Paine, and the Rhetoric of Outrage" (2012). Masters Theses. 242.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/242
Abstract
The purpose of this rhetorical study is to examine the textual charisma of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and Daniel Hannan's speech "The Devalued Prime Minister of a Devalued Government" and how that charisma made these artifacts successful in spreading outrage surrounding the historical and political events of their respective eras. The author uses Weber's theory of charisma filtered through Rosenberg and Hirschberg's expanded theory identifying lexical charisma, or the charisma of messages. The author analyzes Paine's and Hannan's use of persuasiveness, believability, and powerfulness, translating each of these characteristics into specific cues that can be identified in the individual texts. The author argues for a new subdivision of protest rhetoric called "outrage rhetoric."
Included in
American Studies Commons, Intellectual History Commons, Political History Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons, United States History Commons
