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Arguments of Functional Theory & The Iran-Nuclear Deal of 2015

Lauer, Jeffrey A.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7558-2207
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522709443567945

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Interdisciplinary Studies.
Functional theory has been used internationally to study the content of political debates. Some scholars have critiqued the theory as being too culturally restricted. This study contends that values are inherent to human argumentation and uses the Aristotelian values of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance to expand the analytic power of functional theory. A qualitative content analysis was applied using functional theory with values on news outlet articles from 2013 – 2015 from Al Jazeera, BBC, USA Today, New York Times, and Washington Post. The articles concerned the Iran Deal of 2015 and were accessed online. Themes generated include: knowledge, understanding, wisdom, productivity, safety, trust, benefits, concessions, fairness, rights, hope, faith, power, and patience. Using values with functional theory was found to expand the latter’s analytic power cross culturally and across fields.
Joshua Atkinson (Advisor)
Michael Bradie (Committee Member)
Lee Nickoson (Committee Member)
Mary Hare (Other)
1383 p.
Communication; Ethics
ethics; argument; language; functional theory

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  • Lauer, J. A. (2018). Arguments of Functional Theory & The Iran-Nuclear Deal of 2015 [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522709443567945

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lauer, Jeffrey. Arguments of Functional Theory & The Iran-Nuclear Deal of 2015. 2018. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522709443567945.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lauer, Jeffrey. "Arguments of Functional Theory & The Iran-Nuclear Deal of 2015." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522709443567945

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