The Ethos of Rhetoric. This item is unavailable.The Ethos of Rhetoric

If we understand the word "ethos" in its earlier meaning of "dwelling place," Hyde (communication ethics, Wake Forest U.) says, discussion of the ethos of rhetoric draws attention to the "architectural function" of argument, actively constructing the boundaries and domains of thought. The contributors of the 11 papers he presents largely share this view as they consider case studies of the ethos of rhetoric in: Aristotle's treatment of credibility, Sidney Lumet's film 12 Angry Men , the 2000 US presidential campaign, and George W. Bush's response to the September 11th attacks. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

MICHAEL J. HYDE is the University Distinguished Professor of Communication Ethics at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is the author of The Call of Conscience: Heidegger and Levinas, Rhetoric and the Euthanasia Debate (University of South Carolina Press, 2001), which received the National Communication Association’s Diamond Anniversary Book Award and the Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award from the NCA’s Public Address Division. Hyde is a fellow of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and a recipient of national, state, and university research grants for his work on the rhetoric of medicine. He lives in Winston–Salem.