Leann M Brazeal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4930854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leann M Brazeal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leann M |
| FAMILY NAME | Brazeal |
| SIGNATURE | BRAZEAL L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Missouri State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is Civility Contagious? Examining the Impact of Modeling in Online Political Discussions
This study examines a way to promote civility in online political discussions through modeling discursive cues. An online experiment ( N = 321) was conducted to investigate the impact of civil and uncivil discursive cues on participants’ mode of discussion. Results show that participants who were exposed to civil cues were more likely to engage in civil discourse themselves, stay on-topic, and offer additional perspectives in their comments. We a…
A functional analysis of congressional television spots, 1986–2000
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on television advertising in congressional campaigns, relatively little research has examined the content purchased by those advertising dollars. This study applied the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to a purposive sample of television spots from U.S. House and Senate races from 1986 to 2000. Acclaims (self‐praise: 64%) outnumbered both attacks (criticisms: 35.5%) and defenses (…
A functional analysis of congressional television spots, 1986–2000
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on television advertising in congressional campaigns, relatively little research has examined the content purchased by those advertising dollars. This study applied the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to a purposive sample of television spots from U.S. House and Senate races from 1986 to 2000. Acclaims (self‐praise: 64%) outnumbered both attacks (criticisms: 35.5%) and defenses (…
Is Civility Contagious? Examining the Impact of Modeling in Online Political Discussions
This study examines a way to promote civility in online political discussions through modeling discursive cues. An online experiment ( N = 321) was conducted to investigate the impact of civil and uncivil discursive cues on participants’ mode of discussion. Results show that participants who were exposed to civil cues were more likely to engage in civil discourse themselves, stay on-topic, and offer additional perspectives in their comments. We a…
A functional analysis of congressional television spots, 1986–2000
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on television advertising in congressional campaigns, relatively little research has examined the content purchased by those advertising dollars. This study applied the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to a purposive sample of television spots from U.S. House and Senate races from 1986 to 2000. Acclaims (self‐praise: 64%) outnumbered both attacks (criticisms: 35.5%) and defenses (…
Is Civility Contagious? Examining the Impact of Modeling in Online Political Discussions
This study examines a way to promote civility in online political discussions through modeling discursive cues. An online experiment ( N = 321) was conducted to investigate the impact of civil and uncivil discursive cues on participants’ mode of discussion. Results show that participants who were exposed to civil cues were more likely to engage in civil discourse themselves, stay on-topic, and offer additional perspectives in their comments. We a…
Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Civil society (1 works) · Civility (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Discourse analysis (1 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (1 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (1 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (1 works)