Persuasive strategies used by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in their campaign speeches

Vinia, Welliani Arella (2023) Persuasive strategies used by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in their campaign speeches. Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching, 11 (3): 4. pp. 368-375. ISSN 2598-7801

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the persuasive strategies employed by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in their campaign speeches, guided by the theoretical framework proposed by Beebe and Beebe (2012). Through qualitative analysis of paragraphs extracted from two campaign speech transcripts, the study identifies the distinct persuasive strategies of each speaker. Joe Biden used causal reasoning, specific evidence, evidence to tell a story, concrete examples, emotion-arousing words, metaphors and similes, fear appeals, appeal to emotions of hope, appeal to emotions of courage, and shared myths, while Kamala Harris used deductive reasoning, specific evidence, evidence to tell a story, concrete examples, emotion-arousing words, fear appeals, appeal to emotions of hope, and appeal to emotions of courage.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Campaign speech, Persuasive strategies, Political campaign, Voting, Elections, Presidential candidates, Campaign literature, Campaign speeches
Subjects: Social and Political Sciences > Political Sciences
Language > Linguistics
Depositing User: Djaenudin djae Mohamad
Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2024 03:21
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2024 03:21
URI: https://karya.brin.go.id/id/eprint/34491

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