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Porter, Laurinda W. – 1991
In 1988, Jesse Jackson was the second most successful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, finishing behind Michael Dukakis. While Jackson displayed extraordinary rhetorical talent and articulated a view of America unlike that of other candidates, little scholarly attention has been paid to his rhetoric. Examination of four of…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Discourse Analysis, Elections, Persuasive Discourse