Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Persuasion in Political Dialogue
5. Persuasion or the integration of grammar and rhetoric 3
6. The burden of proof in dealing with political accountability 19
7. Pre-election TV debates – persuasive games between ethos, logos, and pathos 39
8. … every time you’ve offered an opinion, you’ve been wrong 55
9. Political debates 85
10. Analysing the rhetoric use of the epistemic marker Eu cred că (I think) in Romanian parliamentary discourse 101
11. Persuasive Strategies in Professional Dialogue
12. Argumentation at work 145
13. Argumentation strategies in mediated professional interactions 161
14. Using identities-in-talk as a persuasive strategy 179
15. Markers of argumentation in intercultural professional discourse 201
16. Leaders banking on ethos 217
17. Persuading through narratives 249
18. Index 275