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A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Creator:

Fillible, Rodney K.

Abstract:

This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changlna World at Mormonism (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), p. 96. This is