{"product_id":"australians-speak-out-persuasive-language-styles-paperback","title":"Australians Speak Out: Persuasive Language Styles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodney G. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralians Speak Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e assesses the rhetorical stylistic choices of public figures in a representative democracy, with reference to over 20 notable Australians from the 1890s to modern times. Included are the full texts of 15 noteworthy speeches and writing on Federation, womanhood suffrage, trans-Australia communication, artistic appreciation, allied support in war, recognition of Churchill, land rights, national partnership in the Pacific, law reform, economic cooperation, transformation of Brisbane City, national reconciliation, gun control, non-sexist behaviour, and the coronavirus pandemic. The book illustrates how extraordinary public figures use ordinary words to move hearts and minds, with \u003cstrong\u003einsights to better evaluate or prepare public communications, including digital media.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book identifies \u003cstrong\u003e18 ways that speakers and writers choose language to find common ground with an audience.\u003c\/strong\u003e It evaluates uses of metaphor, democratic symbols, humour, polemic, propaganda, certain choices of words, sentence structure, and other elements of style. Qualitative and quantitative reviews integrate rhetorical, stylistic, and linguistic understandings of persuasive style: \"...the book is designed to appeal to a broad audience interested in communication, rhetoric, and persuasive speaking ...passionate people who wielded their words as firmly and effectively as battlefield swords and guns \u003cstrong\u003e...like no other linguistics coverage\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e...key lessons about using everyday language to reach people\u003c\/strong\u003e ...highly recommended, top-notch selection that belongs in the collections of a diverse set of libraries...\" (D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review). \"\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating, monumental book\u003c\/strong\u003e that should be compulsory for all history and politics students and many others.\" (Roslyn Petelin PhD, Honorary Associate Professor, School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland and author, \u003cem\u003eHow Writing Works\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed language studies are included of: \u003cstrong\u003eSir Samuel Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e (chief justice 1903-19); \u003cstrong\u003eLouisa Lawson\u003c\/strong\u003e (poet, writer, publisher, activist for women's suffrage, 1848-1920); \u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Deakin\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister, 1903-05, 1905-08, and 1909-10); \u003cstrong\u003eSir Robert Menzies\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister 1939-41 and 1949-66); \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Curtin\u003c\/strong\u003e (wartime prime minister 1941-5); \u003cstrong\u003eGough Whitlam\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister 1972-5); \u003cstrong\u003eOodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe\u003c\/strong\u003e [Kath Walker] (poet, artist, author, and activist for First Nations, 1920-93); \u003cstrong\u003eBob Hawke\u003c\/strong\u003e (union leader, then prime minister 1983-91); \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, artist, poet, and activist for First Nations, 1933-93); \u003cstrong\u003eGermaine Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, academic, and activist for women's rights, born 1939-); and \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Kirby\u003c\/strong\u003e (law reforming jurist and High Court justice 1996-2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore recent, powerful speeches assessed include prime ministers \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Keating\u003c\/strong\u003e on reconciliation in 1992, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e on arms recall after Port Arthur in 1996, \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Rudd\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Apology in 2008, and \u003cstrong\u003eJulia Gillard\u003c\/strong\u003e on sexism in 2012, together with a powerful eulogy for prime minister Gough Whitlam by \u003cstrong\u003eNoel Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2014, \u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eand an address to the nation by prime minister \u003cstrong\u003eScott Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The persuasive language of many other Australian public figures is also examined, including \u003cstrong\u003eSallyanne Atkinson, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Sir Macfarlane Burnet, Fred Daly, Sir John Forrest, Malcolm Fraser, W.M. Hughes, Ned Kelly, Sir James Killen, Peter Lalor, Dame Enid Lyons, Sir Ian McLennan, Dame Nellie Melba, Andrew Peacock, Sir George Reid, Susan Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696463737139,"sku":"9781737489504","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N3lLREk3RnEzbVRGNktDZWVBbklKUT09.webp?v=1763110609","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/australians-speak-out-persuasive-language-styles-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}