'Who Won?': A Critical Examination of Newspaper Editorials Evaluating Nationally Televised Presidential Debates.
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| Title: | 'Who Won?': A Critical Examination of Newspaper Editorials Evaluating Nationally Televised Presidential Debates. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Morello, John T. |
| Source: | Argumentation and Advocacy. Win 1991 27(3):114-125. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 1991 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Communication Research, Debate, Editorials, Higher Education, Newspapers, Persuasive Discourse, Presidential Campaigns (United States) |
| ISSN: | 1051-1431 |
| Abstract: | Examines the types of arguments used in newspaper editorials about presidential debates. Advances three claims about argumentative criteria employed in declaring winners: editorials contain the same flaws media critics find in the debates themselves; the press uses debate criteria which it admits are flawed; and ineffectual argumentative criteria demean the role of presidential debates in the political process. (SR) |
| Entry Date: | 1992 |
| Accession Number: | EJ432576 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Examines the types of arguments used in newspaper editorials about presidential debates. Advances three claims about argumentative criteria employed in declaring winners: editorials contain the same flaws media critics find in the debates themselves; the press uses debate criteria which it admits are flawed; and ineffectual argumentative criteria demean the role of presidential debates in the political process. (SR) |
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| ISSN: | 1051-1431 |
