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Sean Kamperman – Written Communication, 2024
This essay analyzes the rhetorical framing tactics of a group of disability activists to understand how they use key words, topic shifts, and other framing maneuvers to amplify marginalized voices in public debates. Focusing on a town hall meeting and a legislator update meeting between activists and lawmakers, the author uses "stasis"…
Descriptors: Activism, Disabilities, Advocacy, Disadvantaged
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Yu, Di – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2022
In recent years, the US society has witnessed a sharp growth in political divide, particularly between those holding conservative and liberal views (Pew Research Center, 2014, 2017). Among the multitude of issues that the American people find divisive, the issue on gun regulation has been one of the most controversial ones (Pew Research Center,…
Descriptors: Weapons, Political Issues, Political Attitudes, Citizen Participation