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Peer reviewedButler, John – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1995
Analyzes the events of July 23, 1993, when Carol Moseley-Braun was involved in two rhetorical events in the United States Senate dealing with racial issues and the rhetorical culture of the Senate. Concludes that the reactions are as telling as the actions, revealing a United States Senate fundamentally unprepared for such a subject and such a…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Communities, Hearings
