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Functions of the great debates: Acclaims, attacks, and defense in the 1960 presidential debates

W. L. Benoit
Allison Harthcock, Butler University

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Abstract

Provides information on a study which examined the functional theory of campaign discourse to the 1960 Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy debates of the United States.

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W. L. Benoit and Allison Harthcock. "Functions of the great debates: Acclaims, attacks, and defense in the 1960 presidential debates" Communication Monographs (1999).