Rushed to Judgment or Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis

Rushed to Judgment: Talk Radio, Persuasion, and American Political Behavior

Author: David Barker

Convenient, entertaining, and provocative, talk radio today is unapologetically ideological. Focusing on Rush Limbaugh -- the medium's most influential talk show -- Rushed to Judgment systematically examines the politics of persuasion at play on our nation's radio airwaves and asks a series of important questions. Does listening to talk radio change the way people think about politics, or are listeners' attitudes a function of the self-selecting nature of the audience? Does talk radio enhance understanding of public issues or serve as a breeding ground for misunderstanding? Can talk radio serve as an agent of deliberative democracy, spurring Americans to open, public debate? Or will talk radio only aggravate the divisive partisanship many Americans decry in poll after poll? The time is ripe to evaluate the effects of a medium whose influence has yet to be fully reckoned with.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	Political Talk Radio and Its Most Prominent Practitioner	14
3	Toward a Value Heresthetic Model of Political Persuasion	30
4	Talk Radio, Public Opinion, and Vote Choice: The "Limbaugh Effect," 1994-96	56
5	Talk Radio, Opinion Leadership, and Presidential Nominations: Evidence from the 2000 Republican Primary Battle	75
6	The Talk Radio Community: Nontraditional Social Networks and Political Participation	92
7	Information, Misinformation, and Political Talk Radio	106
8	Conclusion	119
App. A	The Limbaugh Message	129
App. B	Excerpts from the Rhetoric Stimulus	131
App. C	Excerpts from the Value Heresthetic Stimulus	133
	Notes	135
	References	141
	Index	157

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Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis

Author: Howard D Curtis

Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis focuses on the basics behind the elements of aircraft structural analysis using an applications-oriented approach. Through the use of extensive practical problems,Howard Curtis introduces your undergraduate students to the theory required for understanding linear,static structural behavior,and the classic methods of analysis. By focusing on the basics,students will comprehend each topic and be encouraged to study more advanced topics.