This book investigates persuasive attacks on Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican primaries through a variety of media—debates, TV spots, Twitter, Facebook, political cartoons, the National Review, and TV talk shows.
Political Election Debates presents theory and research on political leaders debates. Election debates in the United States and around the world (e.g., Germany, Israel, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, France) are explored. News coverage of debates is also examined.
This work applies the functional theory of political campaign discourse - analyzing how messages acclaim, attack, or defend - to... Læs mere