The North Carolina Speaker Ban Commission hearing : a study of evidence
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Gloria T. Best (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Thomas Tedford
Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the evidence presented by the American Association of University Professors and the American Legion before the North Carolina Speaker Ban Study Commission. Chapter One traces the history of the criteria used to evaluate rhetorical evidence from Aristotle to the present. Chapter Two gives a history of the North Carolina Speaker Ban Law and emphasizes the Commission study. Chapter Three applies selected evidential criteria to the presentation of the American Association of University Professors, and Chapter Four applies the criteria to the presentation of the American Legion. Finally, Chapter Five summarizes the study, draws conclusions about the treatment of evidence by the two organizations, and recommends subjects for additional research. This study finds that the American Association of University Professors spokesmen present evidence based on their expertise in education, law, and AAUP data. They have recently studied the Speaker Ban controversy even though they have not actually participated in the controversy within the North Carolina state system of higher education. Their evidence shows little speaker bias.
The North Carolina Speaker Ban Commission hearing : a study of evidence
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- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1974
- Subjects
- North Carolina. $b General Assembly. $t Act to regulate visiting speakers at state supported colleges and universities
- Universities and colleges $x Law and legislation $z North Carolina