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ARISTOTELIAN RHETORIC AND THE POLITICS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).19      10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).19      Published : Mar 2021

Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics

    This paper explores the politics of persuasion with special reference to Imran Khan's venture into politics. Influenced and inspired by Aristotle, he effectively used various methods of persuasion, including ethos, pathos and logos, to convince the audience to come out in large numbers and support his cause. Imran Khan was in a better position to act effectively in accordance with the features annunciated by Aristotle. This strategy worked effectively because, during the sit-in, Khan was not only able to keep his audience actively engaged and involved, he also did not let their energies exhaust. This is evident from the fact that a number of participants never came down; instead, it kept going up for continuous 126 days. Moreover, Imran Khan broadened his vote bank to such an extent that he was able to form government in the center and other two provinces in the 2018 elections. Data was collected through secondary sources from books, research articles and newspaper writings. Findings suggest that Imran khan effectively used the strategy of persuasion to change the political opinion of the masses and won the elections in the end.

    Sit-in, Imran Khan, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Aristotle
    (1) Shaista Gohar
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Summayya
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Bushra Seemab
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Gohar, S., Summayya., & Seemab, B. (2021). Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics. Global Political Review, VI(I), 201-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).19
    CHICAGO : Gohar, Shaista, Summayya, and Bushra Seemab. 2021. "Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics." Global Political Review, VI (I): 201-207 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).19
    HARVARD : GOHAR, S., SUMMAYYA. & SEEMAB, B. 2021. Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics. Global Political Review, VI, 201-207.
    MHRA : Gohar, Shaista, Summayya, and Bushra Seemab. 2021. "Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics." Global Political Review, VI: 201-207
    MLA : Gohar, Shaista, Summayya, and Bushra Seemab. "Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics." Global Political Review, VI.I (2021): 201-207 Print.
    OXFORD : Gohar, Shaista, Summayya, , and Seemab, Bushra (2021), "Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics", Global Political Review, VI (I), 201-207
    TURABIAN : Gohar, Shaista, Summayya, and Bushra Seemab. "Aristotelian Rhetoric and the Politics of Persuasion: A Study of Imran Khan's Venture into Politics." Global Political Review VI, no. I (2021): 201-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).19