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Tutorial 28 - Argument by Slogan

Jun 12th, 2009 by huntinghumbug101

The Argument by Slogan, or “sloganeering”, or “staying on message”, dominates contemporary political discourse. Various clips used, including some of the audio from the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) show Q&A - Episode “Beyond Spin”.

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on 25 Jun 2009 at 3:29 pm1Dennis Bowden

Hi Theo and Jeff,

One of you spoke of the fourth estate on the last program and suggested it was linked to the three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. My understanding is that the fourth estate follows from the first, second and third estates of the états généraux (Estates General), which was the king’s advisory body that existed in France prior to 1789. The three estates were the clergy, the nobility and everyone else. Journalists became the fourth.

See ya Dennis
on 26 Jun 2009 at 9:16 pm2huntinghumbug101

Thanks for that Dennis.