Rhetoric Review Jul 2020

No Magic Pills: A Burkean View on the Ambiguity of Mild Depression

Ellen Defossez University of Denver

Abstract

This article examines the rhetorical productivity of ambiguity in the context of a loosely-defined mood disorder formally known as dysthymia, referred to colloquially as mild depression. First, the article offers a rhetorical history of the unusual institutional conditions under which this definitionally ambiguous diagnostic entity was constructed prior to its debut in the DSM-III. Second, the article explores how dysthymia’s definitional ambiguity functions as a rhetorical resource in the context of contemporary online health interactions.

Journal
Rhetoric Review
Published
2020-07-02
DOI
10.1080/07350198.2020.1764750
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