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…).
D'Errico, F., Poggi, I., Vincze, L. (2012). Discrediting signals. A model of social evaluation to study discrediting moves in political debates 2012, p.1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s12193-012-0098-4. JOURNAL ON MULTIMODAL USER INTERFACES, 1-16 [10.1007/s12193-012-0098-4].
Discrediting signals. A model of social evaluation to study discrediting moves in political debates 2012, p.1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s12193-012-0098-4
D'Errico F;POGGI, Isabella;
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…).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
