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  • Published Works of Thomas B. Farrell

1974

“Pragmatism and War, 1917–1918: A Search for John Dewey's Public.” Ph.D. diss., University of Wisconsin–Madison.
“The Rhetoric of Temporary Relief: The Spasmodic Comedy of Gerald Ford.” Exetasis 1.

1975

With Thomas S. Frentz. “Conversion of America's Consciousness: The Rhetoric of the Exorcist.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 61, no. 1: 40–47.

1976

“Knowledge, Consensus, and Rhetorical Theory.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 62, no. 1: 1–14.
“Political Communication: Its Investigation and Praxis.” Western Speech Communication 40, no. 2: 91–103.
With Thomas S. Frentz. “Language Action: A Paradigm for Communication.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 62, no. 4: 333–49.

1977

“Review of Legitimation Crisis; Theory and Practice; Knowledge and Human Interests , by Jurgen Habermas.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 63, no. 1: 102–4. [End Page 488]
“Review of Political Language: Words that Succeed and Policies that Fail , by Murray Edelman.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 64, no. 4: 456–57.
“Validity and Rationality: The Rhetorical Constituents of Argumentative Form.” Journal of American Forensic Association 13:142–49.

1978

“Political Conventions as Legitimation Ritual.” Communication Monographs 45, no. 4: 293–305.
“Review of The Dialectic of Ideology and Technology , by Alvin W. Gouldner.” Philosophy and Rhetoric 11, no. 3: 197–200.
“Social Knowledge II.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 64, no. 3: 329–34.

1979

“Habermas on Argumentation Theory: Some Emerging Topics.” Journal of the American Forensic Association 16:77–82.
With James A. Aune. “Critical Theory and Communication: A Selective Literature Review.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 65, no. 1: 93–107.
With Thomas S. Frentz. “Communication and Meaning: A Language—Action Synthesis.” Philosophy and Rhetoric 12, no. 4: 215–55.

1980

“Critical Models in the Analysis of Discourse.” Western Journal of Speech Communication 44, no. 4: 300–14.
With G. Thomas Goodnight. “Accidental Rhetoric: The Root Metaphors of Three Mile Island.” Communication Monographs 48, no. 4: 271–300.

1981

“The Ideality of Meaning of Argument: A Revision of Habermas.” In Dimensions of Argument: Proceedings of the 2nd SCA/AFA Conference on Argument , 905–26. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.

1982

“Knowledge in Time: Toward an Extension of Rhetoric Form.” In Advances in Argumentation Theory and Research , ed. J. R. Cox and C. A. Willard, 123–53. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
“A Quiet Observation.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 68, no. 4: 430–31. [End Page 489]
“Review of Applied Communication Research: A Dramatistic Approach, by John F. Cragan and Donald Shields.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 68, no. 1: 96–97
“The Tradition of Rhetoric and the Philosophy of Communication.” Communication 7:151–80.

1983

“Aspects of Coherence in Conversation and Rhetoric.” In Conversational Coherence: Studies in Strategy and Form , ed. R. Craig and K. Tracy, 243–58. New York: Sage.

1984

“Review of After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory , by Alasdair MacIntyre.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 70, no. 1: 96–98.
“Review of Consequences of Pragmatism: Collected Essays, 1972–1980 , by Richard Rorty.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 70, no. 2: 214–17.

1985

“Narrative in Natural Discourse: On Conversation and Rhetoric.” Journal of Communication 35, no. 4: 109–27.

1986

“Reason and Rhetorical Practice: The Inventional Agenda of Chaim Perelman.” In Practical Reasoning in Human Affairs , ed. J. L. Golden and J. J. Pilotta, 259–86. London: Reidel.
“Review of Prophets of Extremity: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida , by Allan Megill.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 72, no 2: 204–9.
“Rhetorical Resemblance: Paradoxes of a Practical Art.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 72, no. 1: 1–19.

1987

“Beyond Science: Humanities Contribution to Communication Theory.” In Handbook of Communication Science , ed. C. Berger and S. Chaffee, 123–42. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
“Farrell's Knee: Another Suspenseful Inquiry into the Metatheoretical Issues of Our Time.” In Argument and Critical Practices: Proceedings of the Fifth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation , 75–82. Annandale, VA...

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