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Peer reviewedKaufer, David S. – Communication Quarterly, 1979
Discusses the self-disparaging ironist and the hypocrite as symbols of power in contemporary American politics. Contrasts the presidential images of Richard Nixon and John Kennedy who exemplify, respectively, hypocritical and ironical power-holders. (PD)
Descriptors: Credibility, Ethics, Irony, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedRosenfield, Lawrence W. – Communication Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Political Issues
Peer reviewedDenton, Robert E., Jr. – Communication Quarterly, 1980
Examines the effectiveness of slogans based on the symbolic nature of human beings and then identifies the functions and characteristics of slogans as they are used in movements and campaigns. Provides a classification system to view the slogan as a rhetorical device and social symbol. (JMF)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Literary Devices, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes
