General Douglas Macarthur's oratory on behalf of Inchon: discourse that altered the course of history

Ronald H. Carpenter ^[1]
1. [1] University of Florida
  
  University of Florida
  
  Estados Unidos
Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 58, nº 1, 1992, págs. 1-12
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- General Douglas MacArthur's acclaim for oratory stems from epideictic or occasional addresses which articulate well audiences’ extant attitudes. Yet his more influential discourse was deliberative, during the Korean War, persuading opposing Joint Chiefs of Staff to approve the Marines’ landing at Inchon. Explication of this event suggests how oratorical prowess affected a pivotal military decision more than professional estimates offered in those deliberations.