Definitions

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  • noun the art of political manipulation, especially by the use of language

Etymologies

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Coined by William Riker, as the companion to rhetoric.

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Examples

  • It is a matter not of persuasive rhetoric but of a heresthetic argument that shows how the proposal will serve the best interests of the majority.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • As Riker 1986, p. 64 noted, the heresthetic neither creates preferences nor hypnotizes.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • As Riker 1986, p. 64 noted, the heresthetic neither creates preferences nor hypnotizes.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • It is a matter not of persuasive rhetoric but of a heresthetic argument that shows how the proposal will serve the best interests of the majority.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • Then, it will be easier to discuss the difference made much of here between introduction of “new” dimensions as heresthetic manipulation or genuine cross-cutting cleavages.

    Recovered Space vs. Real Political Space 2006

  • The gate-keeping roll of the majority party, legislative calendars, and the Rules Committee are key factors in keeping out the contagion of new issues just for heresthetic purposes.

    Archive 2006-07-01 2006

  • The gate-keeping roll of the majority party, legislative calendars, and the Rules Committee are key factors in keeping out the contagion of new issues just for heresthetic purposes.

    Recovered Space vs. Real Political Space 2006

  • Then, it will be easier to discuss the difference made much of here between introduction of “new” dimensions as heresthetic manipulation or genuine cross-cutting cleavages.

    Archive 2006-07-01 2006

  • In Riker’s case studies, heresthetic leaders manipulated support by setting and controlling agendas, calculating likely voting patterns, and then manipulating the values of importance.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • In Riker’s case studies, heresthetic leaders manipulated support by setting and controlling agendas, calculating likely voting patterns, and then manipulating the values of importance.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

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