The paper analyzes the move of discrediting the opponent as a means to persuasion in political debates. After analysis of a corpus of political debates, a typology of discrediting strategies is outlined, distinguished in terms of three criteria: the target-the feature of the opponent specifically attacked (dominance, competence, benevolence); the route through which it is attacked-topic, mode or directly the person; and the type of communicative act that conveys the attack (insult, criticism, correction...). The relevance of body signals in discrediting moves is highlighted. © 2012 OpenInterface Association.
Discrediting signals. A model of social evaluation to study discrediting moves in political debates
D'Errico F.
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2012-01-01
Abstract
The paper analyzes the move of discrediting the opponent as a means to persuasion in political debates. After analysis of a corpus of political debates, a typology of discrediting strategies is outlined, distinguished in terms of three criteria: the target-the feature of the opponent specifically attacked (dominance, competence, benevolence); the route through which it is attacked-topic, mode or directly the person; and the type of communicative act that conveys the attack (insult, criticism, correction...). The relevance of body signals in discrediting moves is highlighted. © 2012 OpenInterface Association.File in questo prodotto:
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