The role ofpathosin the decision‐making process: A study in the rhetoric of science policy

Rooted in the soil: How understanding the perspectives of landowners can enhance the management of environmental disputes

“…Farrell and Goodnight (1981) explored the inadequacy of language used to respond to the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power-generating plant, and Luke (1987) examined the rhetorical strategies used by the media to portray the Chernobyl disaster. Waddell (1990) analyzed the role of pathos in a policy-making process surrounding potentially hazardous recombinant DNA experiments. Krendal, Olson, & Burke (1992) and Renz (1992) examined responses to health risks associated with incineration effects and recycling behavior.…”

Cinematic Genetics:GATTACA, Essentially Yours, and the Rhetoric of Genetic Determinism

“…This essay broadens such research by suggesting that the rhetorical gesture of including a fictional narrative within a situated political and scientific discourse highlights new possibilities for broader public discourses on science. This piece echoes the call of other scholars to consider other, nonrationalbased, modes of persuasion in public discussions of science (Locke, 2001;Waddell, 1990). The use of a film as a common idiom for scientists and nonscientists to converse about the ethical dimensions of genetic science where explicit knowledge of the science is not necessary for public deliberation is particularly relevant in the effort to translate scientific discourses to nonscientific publics without reasserting the hegemony of scientific terminisitic screens.…”

Stories that bring peace to the mind: Communication and the education of feelings

“…3 By shaping our understanding of events, communication influences our emotional reactions to them; by shaping how we see life generally, it influences our habitual emotional responses. Moreover, private and public discourse supply standards for judging which feelings are valuable and when emotional reactions are appropriate (Waddell, 1990). Such judgments play an important role in the education of feelings, because they motivate efforts to cultivate some feelings and avoid others, both in particular situations and as a way of life (Harre, 1986;Heelas, 1986).…”