Awful Archives: Conspiracy Theory, Rhetoric, and Acts of Evidence

by Jenny Rice

Book Overview

How does evidence happen? And when evidence happens badly, how can we find a fitting response to those making extraordinary claims? These are the questions driving Jenny Rice's groundbreaking study into the life of evidence as she seeks to uncover why traditional modes of argument often fail in the face of claims that rely on bad evidence. The chapters make a deep dive into the nature and character of evidence itself by examining literal archives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814255795
• ISBN13: 9780814255797
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"