Inrhetoric, any factors that restrict thepersuasivestrategies or opportunities available to a speaker or writer are calledconstraints. In "The Rhetorical Situation," Lloyd Bitzer notes that rhetorical constraints are "made up of persons, events, objects, and relations which are part of the [rhetorica...
rhetoric" - the creation, change and legitimization of realities through texts, rhetorical constructs and the manipulation of symbols - as a discourse-building device.Research on the three major strategies used by the media in the coverage of peace - Framing Peace Coverage in War Discourse; Tri...
These include heated rhetoric, import bans on non-energy goods (mineral water, wine, meat), cyber attacks, personal relationships, sophisticated PR campaigns, court cases, and military saber rattling. Within Russia, the authorities have turned to such techniques as environmental regulations and ...