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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Presidential Rhetoric"”.
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Economic Demagoguery: The Limited Effects of Presidential Rhetoric
… literature claims that the optimism present in presidential speeches about the economy was able to influence consumer confidence, which affected macroeconomic performance (Wood, Owens, & Durham, 2005). This literature and the data sources used raise more questions than answers and produce …
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Spring as a seasonal political metaphor : the Prague and Arab Spring in presidential rhetoric.
Presidential rhetoric has historically adopted the common metaphor of "spring as political change" which serves as a metonymic naming of political periods or events characterized by change and vitality. This "spring as political change" metaphor has been influential through history in naming a …
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Presidential rhetoric in times of crisis: A textual analysis of speeches by franklin roosevelt and ronald reagan
While many scholars have examined the rhetoric of presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan individually, there is a gap in literature concerning crisis rhetoric specifically and little has been done in the way of comparing these two men. This study is a textual analysis of six speeches given …
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Reading disability in the law and in Presidential rhetoric : the cases of Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush.
Using the close-text methods of rhetorical criticism, this study examines the history of discursive exclusion of people with disabilities from the polity, as evinced in presidential oratory. Specifically, this project focuses on the rhetorical construction of disability in three historical moments: …
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The Rhetorical Criteria of Kennedy's Camelot
<p>John F. Kennedy's presidential rhetoric reflects key criteria necessary for creating and sustaining the American Camelot myth. That myth was successfully ingrained within the American psyche through the use of visual rhetoric, campaign speech rhetoric, and crisis time rhetoric. Moreover, the …
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Rulers, Rhetoric, and Ray-Guns: A Post Colonial Look at 90's Alien Invasion Media
… of influence. Furthermore, it discusses how Presidential rhetoric in the films play a role in this postcolonial reading. Specific works studied are: Independence Day (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998), and The Puppet Masters (1994).</p>
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Making the Case for War: The War Rhetoric of Presidents George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush
… after the military action shows that while the presidential rhetoric was the same, the connection between the rhetoric and the facts varied and shouldn’t automatically be trusted.</p>
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Corporate Media Framing of Political Rhetoric: The Creation of a Moral Panic in the wake of September 11th 2001
The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetoric and subsequent media framing of President George W. Bush during the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and how such frames have been able to generate and sustain a national moral panic. While a number of scholars have …
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The Discursive Construction of National Security Threats from 2001-2018
… conceptualization of itself are vulnerable to Presidential rhetoric. Presidents convey threats through rhetorical frameworks, a simplified means to present a manipulated perception of reality to a wider audience, which intentionally provoke reactions from the nation to garner consensus towards …
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The Scientific Frontier within Presidential Appeals to Science
Within presidential appeals to scientific advancement, we can better see how presidents marshal the ethos of science to advance an agenda as reasonable and objective. The presidents also draw upon a trope that Ceccarelli (2011) identifies as central to inspirational scientific rhetoric: the …
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Do Presidents Lead or Follow the Public? Using Evidence From Rhetoric to Assess Presidential Strategy
… partly because it is problematic to compare presidential policies with poll results systematically. Additionally, most have approached this question using a very narrow conception of public opinion. The proposal here is for an approach to address the question by relying solely on a content …
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Syria: In Need of Vision
… President sought to achieve. This study reviews Presidential rhetoric from President's News Conferences, major speeches and Executive Orders for a vision to ascertain the intended direction for U.S. policy for Syria. Also, the study reviews the leadership styles of the five Presidents for …
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Dr Sam Nujoma's rhetoric: An analysis of selected epideictic speeches during his tenure of office as President of the Republic of Namibia
Studies on political communication, especially presidential rhetoric are scarce in Namibia. The researcher has come across only one study done by Mathe (2006) on Presidential rhetorical analysis in Namibia which focuses on President Sam Nujoma’s rhetoric. Therefore, the current study attempts to …
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Toward a rhetoric of symbolic reparations : overlapping genres in George W. Bush's apology for slavery.
… which is at the heart of reconciliation rhetoric. He both atones and engages image-restoration discourse, and in doing so, avoids many of the criticisms leveled at other examples of both his epideictic discourse and general presidential rhetoric regarding slavery. The literature base …
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An analysis of the political rhetoric of South African President Jacob Zuma's speeches on climate change
… the communication field and general shortage of presidential rhetoric in Africa. Zuma’s rhetoric on climate change indicates that SA’s priority is economic development and this will not be compromised by climate change policy that halts growth in developing nations. Zuma is clear that common but …
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Civil society and civil discourse: Eloquence and hope in the communications of presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Barack Obama
… and effect change. Through the decades, presidential speeches have tended to posit an epideictic ideal: eloquent expressions meant to bring a diverse citizenry an ideal, if not reality, of unity. The American presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Barack Obama each …
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The Johnson Treatment: Cold War Food Aid and the Politics of Gratitude
… indifference from her bitter need." The sweeping presidential rhetoric did not match the record. While Johnson promised India vital U.S. food aid to combat a worsening famine, he also bristled at Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's public criticism of the U.S. military escalation in Vietnam. In this …
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Critical discourse analysis of the United States foreign and security-political changes from President Bush to President Obama
… United Nations, and changes in it, during two presidential terms. The thesis observes the second term of President George. W. Bush (from 2005 to 2008) and the first term of President Barack Obama (from 2009 to 2012). The subject matter is relevant in the field of world political studies for …
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Thabo Mbeki : State of the Nation Addresses - an analysis of his rhetorical technique
The dissertation analyses the rhetorical style of Thabo Mbeki with the aim of evaluating whether his oratory was effective enough to convince his audience to support him. It does this by analysing four of the eleven annual addresses that he delivered at the occasion of the Opening of Parliament …
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Ghosts, ghouls, and the general election : horror framing in 21st century presidential campaign advertisements.
… generic frames are deployed by 21st century U.S. presidential campaign advertisements. Specifically, televised advertisements are analyzed holistically in the 2000, 2008, and 2016 general elections. Through this analysis, a clearer picture is painted of how horror frames have been used in …
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