The communication policy of the European Central Bank attracts a lot of attention from financial markets. This paper analyses the informational content of the monthly introductory statements of the ECB president explaining interest rate decisions with regard to inflation expectations of financial market experts for the euro area from February 1999 to June 2007. Estimations are conducted for the...

As public visualization is receiving more attention in academic research as well as in everyday practice we need to consider the physical environment as an important intrinsic component of its design. We propose that one should not disconnect a public visualization from the context in which it is read, as its immediate environment carries various meanings that influence its perception and inter...

The medieval troubadours were no wandering musicians, casually improvising their songs as they strolled from town to town, but trained artists who lovingly crafted their songs to please and woo their listeners. The art of rhetoric deeply affected the art of the troubadour. First, the art of rhetoric divided composition of a speech into five well-defined parts. The troubadours consciously molded...

1. introduction metaphor definition in islamic rhetoric has similarities with the theories of metaphor in the west. these similarities do not mean that the traditional definition still works so that rethinking of definition and providing new definitions is not necessary anymore. such an approach certainly will not be promising. the result of these efforts will enclose metaphor in the realm of r...

Classical rhetoric was the first discipline concerned with persuasion and in fact still has a lot to offer. This is exemplified by a short discussion of the persuasive appeals known from classical rhetoric as well as the so-called ‘aptum-model’. It is suggested how these sets of rhetorical concepts may be developed into guidelines for persuasive design. Moreover, classical rhetoric can be relat...

â  â  abstract â  â  the quran has been analyzed by many commentaries from many aspects including its rhetoric and style. it is questionable to grasp the arcane outstanding position of the quran in terms of its form, meaning, or rhetoric. of the rhetoric of the quran, oaths indicate miracle of the quran. oaths and their answers are in line with aggregates of all contexts as well as form and mea...

prophet mohammad (p) was at the peak of eloquence and rhetoric at the height of the comprehensively statement and spoke with every tribe in their language. to express the whole of word, we review the metaphor of prophet’s words in order to demonstrate a piece of his rhetoric and eloquence. this paper seeks to examine the art of metaphor and expressions of the holy prophet (p). our method of dis...

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Abstract What obligations do scholars of rhetoric and public address have to understand, address, sustain the conditions earthly coexistence? Only if field embraces a genuinely ecological notion rhetoric, author argues, only we collectively commit addressing dimensions our various objects study, can truly give back earth in ways that honor all it has given, continues give, us. Toward end, this ...