Rhetorical uses of precise numbers and semi-magical round numbers in political discourse about COVID-19: Examples from the government of the United Kingdom
by Michael Billig
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Reference:
Michael Billig, (2021), "Rhetorical uses of precise numbers and semi-magical round numbers in political discourse about COVID-19: Examples from the government of the United Kingdom", Discourse & Society, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 542-558.
Bibtex Entry:
@ARTICLE{Billig2021,
  author = "Michael Billig", 
  doi = "10.1177/09579265211013115", 
  keywords = "Discursive Psychology, COVID-19 statistics, Manipulation, Round numbers, Semi-magical numbers, UK government, Quantification, Rhetoric", 
  journal = "Discourse & Society", 
  number = "5", 
  pages = "542-558", 
  title = "Rhetorical uses of precise numbers and semi-magical round numbers in political discourse about COVID-19: Examples from the government of the United Kingdom", 
  url = "https://doi.org/10.1177/09579265211013115", 
  volume = "32", 
  year = "2021", 
}