497 research outputs found
Florius Infortunatus, scribe and author
No full textFinlayson Charles-P. Florius Infortunatus, scribe and author. In: Scriptorium, Tome 19 n°1, 1965. pp. 108-109
Too many facts and not enough theories: the rhetoric of the referendum campaign
No full textThe campaign over the UK’s referendum on our continued membership of the European Union is entering its final stretch, with numerous facts, figures, and assertions being thrown around with wilful abandon. Here, Alan Finlayson argues that both campaigns in are build on thin theories which utterly fail to understand each other
Plural wife: the life story of Mabel Finlayson Allred
No full textEdited by Martha Bradley-Evans.Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Martha Bradley-Evans; Preface -- Mabel Finlayson Allred; My Life Story -- Mabel Finlayson Allred; Postlude: Dedication to their parents -- The Allred children; "My Darling Mabel": Letters and poetry -- From Rulon C. Allred to Mabel Allred
Show – don’t tell: political rhetoric is increasingly anecdotal but not particularly artful
No full textAnecdotes have become one of the most common rhetorical devices in political speeches and debates to prove the success of policies or to illustrate that a leader is ‘down to earth’. Judi Atkins and Alan Finlayson explain why our politicians are ignoring Shakespeare and Keats and instead turning to ‘Holly from Southampton’ to prove their virtues
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