Comic book apologia:V the "paranoid” rhetoric of congressman george hansen

Brant Short

doi:10.1080/10570318709374264

Comic book apologia:V the "paranoid” rhetoric of congressman george hansen

Brant Short

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Abstract

Congressman George Hansen, convicted of four felony counts of filing false financial disclosure records, lost his 1984 reelection bid by less than 150 votes. Analyzing Hansen’s apologetic rhetoric from the perspective of a generic, "paranoid style” of discourse illuminates why the Congressman was able to defend his character to the satisfaction of nearly one-half of his constituency. Hansen’s case helps to illustrate the development and function of a rhetorical genre in a given, historical context.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-203
Number of pages	15
Journal	Western Journal of Speech Communication
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10570318709374264
State	Published - Aug 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Short, B. (1987). Comic book apologia:V the "paranoid” rhetoric of congressman george hansen. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 51(2), 189-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570318709374264

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