1st Student's Major
Communication Studies
1st Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Students' Professional Biography
Jennifer Dettmann is a student in Communication Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Mentor's Name
Daniel Cronn-Mills
Mentor's Email Address
daniel.cronn-mills@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Communication Studies
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
A group of scientists known as the Group for Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV-AIDS hypothesis created a web site title, Rethinking AIDS. The group behind the web site argues that AIDS is not a sexually transmitted disease. They even question the existence of the virus entity. My analysis is driven by the critical question: Does the web site construct a reality that affectively alters our perception of HIV-AIDS? In order to answer this question, Goodnight and Poulakos 1981 article, Conspiracy rhetoric: from pragmatism to fantasy to public discourse (Western Journal of Speech), will be utilized.
Recommended Citation
Dettmann, Jennifer
(2001)
"A Rhetorical Analysis of the Rethinking AIDS Website,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato: Vol. 1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56816/2378-6949.1183
Available at:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/jur/vol1/iss1/3
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