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Candidates in Conflict: Persuasive Attack and Defense in the 1992 Presidential Debates
By William L. Benoit, William T. Wells
272 pages
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- Publisher:
- University of Alabama Press
- Place of publication:
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Publication year:
- 1996
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Synopsis
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) ...
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.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Tables vi
- Preface vii
- Part I - Analysis of the 1992 Presidential Debates 1
- 1 - Traditional Approaches To Presidential Debates 3
- 2 - Investigating Persuasive Attack and Defense 22
- 3 - Persuasive Attack Bush the Primary Target, Perot Relatively Unscathed 57
- 4 - Persuasive Defense Bush on the Defensive 74
- 5 - Evaluation How Do the Candidates Stack Up? 120
- Part II - Transcripts of the 1992 Presidential Debates: Bush, Clinton, and Perot 121
- Debate One - October 11, 1992 123
- 7 - Debate Two October 15, 1992. 156
- 8 - Debate Three October 19, 1992 193
- Appendix 1 - Procedures Employed in the Study 231
- Notes 235
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Tables vi
- Preface vii
- Part I - Analysis of the 1992 Presidential Debates 1
- 1 - Traditional Approaches To Presidential Debates 3
- 2 - Investigating Persuasive Attack and Defense 22
- 3 - Persuasive Attack Bush the Primary Target, Perot Relatively Unscathed 57
- 4 - Persuasive Defense Bush on the Defensive 74
- 5 - Evaluation How Do the Candidates Stack Up? 120
- Part II - Transcripts of the 1992 Presidential Debates: Bush, Clinton, and Perot 121
- Debate One - October 11, 1992 123
- 7 - Debate Two October 15, 1992. 156
- 8 - Debate Three October 19, 1992 193
- Appendix 1 - Procedures Employed in the Study 231
- Notes 235
- Appendix 2 - Sample Coded Transcript: Excerpts from Debate 1 236
- References 239
- Index 257
- About the Authors 262