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Beyond Argumentum in Terrorem: The Contested Rhetoric of Campus Carry




AuthorsAlbion M. Butters

PublisherCambridge University Press & British Association for American Studies

Publishing placeCambridge

Publication year2021

JournalJournal of American Studies

Journal acronymJAS

eISSN1469-5154

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875820001395

Web address https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-american-studies/article/beyond-argumentum-in-terrorem-the-contested-rhetoric-of-campus-carry/8CBFF19DA84F2E406E78EA44E4186AF2

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/50220429


Abstract

This essay reflects on the use of competing rhetorical frames of fear
strategically used by the academic community of The University of Texas
at Austin in the debate on Campus Carry policy. With the legalization
of concealed handguns on campus, fear emerged as a prominent trope in
public discussions, albeit used in very different ways by supporters or
opponents of the law. Against the more standard interpretation of
fear-based rhetoric as an exploitation of others’ insecurities, this
essay draws on mixed-methods research to examine expressions of fear by
activist opponents of Campus Carry and the way in which supporters of
the law sought to deconstruct it.



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