Words and numbers: mathematical dimensions of rhetoric

• Autores: Allen H. Merriam
• Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 55, nº 4, 1989, págs. 337-354
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This essay investigates how numbers function rhetorically by influencing persuasive appeals, the structure of messages, and our use of language. The author argues that “three” is the dominant numerical motif of rhetoric in the English language.