It is a huge part of common rhetorical approach from important Republican politicians. (judithcurry.com)
Another rhetorical approach was taken by George Lyons, who found parallels between Galatians and Greco - Roman autobiographies (Cicero, Isocrates, and Demosthenes).6 Lyons claims that Paul's comments should be explained as an effort to demonstrate his ithos (character) to his readers.7 (religion-online.org)
But the rhetorical approach adopted by Mr Osborne last year has helped facilitate cooperation between the Tories and the Liberal Democrats, who rely on the «progressive» tag to sell the deficit reduction agenda to their supporters. (politics.co.uk)