The Rhetoric of Outrage: Why Social Media Is Making Us Angry

by Jeff Rice

Book Overview

An accessible and important look at what is truly behind our digital outrage

On any given day, at any given hour, across the various platforms constituting what we call social media, someone is angry. Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Reddit. 4Chan. In The Rhetoric of Outrage: Why Social Media is Making Us Angry Jeff Rice addresses the critical question of why anger has become the dominant digital response on social media. He examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643363972
• ISBN13: 9781643363974
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"