4Conclusion
What can the real-world analysis of tea party communication in Chapter 3—and the theoretical discussions in Chapters 1 and 2 before that—teach us about the contemporary theory of rhetoric, and what can they teach us about polarization as a rhetorical strategy more specifically? What are the implications of this work as a whole, and what are some areas of interest for further study that it implies? In the pages to come, I would like to review what has been said so far, synthesize some of the lessons that can be drawn, and provide an outlook toward how this book can be used to further both rhetorical practice and rhetorical research in the future.
4.1Relevance to a Contemporary Theory of Rhetoric
One clear lesson from the tea party ...
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