Yoos, George E., <br/><br/>
Politics & rhetoric :  coming to terms with terms / 
 Politics and rhetoric 
George E. Yoos. 
 - First edition. 
 - xvii, 226 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index. 
<br/><br/>One-sided rhetorical critiques about meaning -- What is the meaning of life? -- Making and discovering meaning -- The meaning of what you would like to mean -- Language use and language usage -- Rhetorical use and usage -- Limits of a code theory of language -- Definitional proposals and definitional reports -- An inferential theory of language -- Figurative and literal language -- Interpretation and definition as umbrella terms -- Interpretation and definition as correlative terms -- Contrasts between definitions and interpretations -- Nominal, conceptual, and real definitions -- Rhetorical definition as a generic term : talking and walking the talk -- Logical definitions by class and differentia -- Logical definitions by necessary and sufficient conditions -- Pigeonholes and rational numbers -- Coming to terms with terms about application and control -- Interpretations as hypotheses and the contexts of interpretation in rhetorical criticism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0230617468 9780230617469 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008051389 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rhetoric--Political aspects
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P301.5.P67  / Y66 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.001