Candidates in Conflict - Persuasive Attack and Defense in the 1992 Presidential Debates

Informationen zum Autor William L. Benoit is distinguished professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is coauthor of Persuasive Attacks on Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Primary . William T. Wells is Associate Professional Practice Professor at the University of Missouri. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This text provides a perspective for understanding presidential debates by analyzing the debates in 1992 among candidates Bill Clinton! George Bush and Ross Perot. It argues that candidates are able either to undermine or to preserve the vital issues of personal credibility and policy matters.

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• Authors: William Benoit, William L Benoit, William L. Benoit, William L./ Wells Benoit, William Wells, William T Wells, William T. Wells
• Assisted by: Raymie E. McKerrow (Editor), David Zarefsky (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1996
• EAN: 9780817308681
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-0868-1
• No. of pages: 261
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication; Studies in Rhetoric and Commun; Studies in Rhetoric and Commun; Studies Rhetoric & Communicati
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education