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Candidates in conflict : persuasive attack and defense in the 1992 presidential debates / William L. Benoit and William T. Wells. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benoit, William L.
- Series:
- Studies in rhetoric and communication
- Studies in rhetoric and communication Candidates in conflict
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political oratory--United States.
- Political oratory.
- Television broadcasting of campaign debates.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1992.
- Presidents.
- Campaign debates--United States.
- Campaign debates.
- Television in politics--United States.
- Television in politics.
- Political oratory--Election--1992--United States.
- Presidents--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 261 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Candidates in Conflict provides a new perspective for understanding presidential debates by analyzing the three televised debates in 1992 among candidates Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot. Viewed by millions and now an expected part of presidential campaigns, the debates captured the attention of the nation. The authors show that presidential candidates, by using persuasive attack and defense strategies, are able either to undermine (in the case of their opponents) or to preserve (for themselves) the vital issues of personal credibility and policy matters. The book includes complete transcripts of the debates.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Analysis of the 1992 Presidential Debates. 1. Traditional Approaches to Presidential Debates. 2. Investigating Persuasive Attack and Defense. 3. Persuasive Attack: Bush the Primary Target, Perot Relatively Unscathed. 4. Persuasive Defense: Bush on the Defensive. 5. Evaluation: How Do the Candidates Stack Up?
- pt. II. Transcripts of the 1992 Presidential Debates: Bush, Clinton, and Perot. 6. Debate One: October 11, 1992. 7. Debate Two: October 15, 1992. 8. Debate Three: October 19, 1992
- Appendix 1: Procedures Employed in the Study
- Appendix 2: Sample Coded Transcript: Excerpts from Debate 1.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-255) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-09804-2
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