There's Nothing In The Middle Of The Road But Yellow Stripes And Dead Armadillos: Jim Hightower

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slang and foul words which help
illustrate opinions on certain topics. For example, "Liberal Media, my
ass" clearly shows his disbelief of the idea that the media is liberal
(125-130). Not only is this helpful to an uneducated reader by using
common slang language, but the use of a foul word help to explain the
severity of the issue. A reader that is not accustomed to this type of
language takes note of what is being said. Other crafty language
techniques include quotations of scripture and the naming of individual
sections with football teams. Overall, the language used by Hightower is
not the typical scholarly prose found in most political texts, but the
language is very well chosen and adds a conversational feeling to keep the
reader interested.
Humor is another weapon Hihgtower uses to help mobilize the troops
against the corporate politics of America. On just about about every page
of the book, he is cracking a joke. At first one may think this is
overkill, but ...

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