Before revision: Ironism (n. ironist; though already used by J B Priestley in “Angel pavement” in 1930 to refer to a man with an iron like attitude from Greek: eiron, eironeia) is a term coined by Richard Rorty, for the concept that allows rhetorical scholars to actively participate in political practices.
After revision: Ironism (n. ironist; from Greek: eiron, eironeia) is a term coined by Richard Rorty, for the concept that allows rhetorical scholars to actively participate in political practices.