Date of Award
Fall 2002
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Program/Concentration
English
Committee Director
David Metzger
Committee Member
Joyce Neff
Committee Member
Joel English
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E64 K56 2002
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the voices and appeals used in conspiracy rhetoric which is distributed via the internet. The voices, one measure of the argument's authority, are analyzed and described in depth, with eleven voices identified. These voices and their significance to Condit's text as a whole are discussed. Following the voice analysis, an Aristotelian analysis of the text's appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos is performed to examine the persuasive force of Condit's argument. Finally, the correlation between the voices and the appeals is examined to determine the strength of the correlation between the two constructs and to determine whether each voice used appropriate appeals.
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DOI
10.25777/63fp-x750
Recommended Citation
Kinney, Kreg A..
"Conspiracy Rhetoric in Cyberspace: Jim Condit and the 9/11 Attacks on America, an Analysis of the Voice and Appeals Used in Condit's Rhetoric"
(2002). Master of Arts (MA), Thesis, English, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/63fp-x750
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_etds/323