Strategic Maneuvering in the 2008 Presidential Debates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3759195 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Morris (0000-0001-5815-1213, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA,, corresponding author), Jessica M Johnson (Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 284-306 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764210392165 |
| OpenAlex | W2080351926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
Application of the pragma-dialectic perspective, and particularly, strategic maneuvering, to political argumentation remains sparse. To address the issue in the context of the 2008 campaigns, the clash strategies of Barack Obama and John McCain during the debates were coded using the same content analysis codebook as prior analyses of presidential debates, allowing comparison between 2008 and the other nine electoral cycles with general election debates. The 2008 debates included significant shifts in the candidates' use of ritualistic discourse, direct statements to opponent, self-analysis, opponent analysis, policy statements, comparison, and cooption. Although structural elements continue to serve as a corrective to functional theory, it appeared that the political climate, more than format, explained these changes. The findings suggest that candidates engage in strategic maneuvering consistent with the focal-points perspective and that campaigns engage in competitive learning in an attempt to master format modifications
Adversary · Argumentation theory · Content analysis · Context (archaeology) · Dialectic · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Law · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |