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In:Contextualizing Pragma-Dialectics
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Peng Wu
[Argumentation in Context 12] 2017
► pp. 269–280

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Chapter 15
Strategic manoeuvring with hyperbole in political debate

Published online: 12 December 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.12.15sno
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Characteristics and functions of hyperbole
  • 3.Strategic function of hyperbole
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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