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Benoit, William L. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1982
Identifies nine rhetorical strategies in Nixon's public utterances on Watergate and traces their development through four phases. Examines polls which reveal that these strategies failed to stem the tide of negative opinion. (PD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Ethics, Persuasive Discourse, Politics
