"Appropriate" Emotion in Politics: Judgments of a Televised Debate.

Shields, Stephanie A.; MacDowell, Kathleen A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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"Appropriate" Emotion in Politics: Judgments of a Televised Debate.

Shields, Stephanie A.; MacDowell, Kathleen A.

Journal of Communication, v37 n2 p78-89 Spr 1987

Analyzes the commentary on the 1984 U.S. vice-presidential debate between G. Ferraro and G. Bush. Suggests that verbal references to the quantity and quality of emotion differed according to whether or not the observer politically favored the candidate. (NKA)

Descriptors: Audiences, Communication Research, Debate, Emotional Response, Mass Media Effects, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Public Opinion, Public Speaking, Television

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Language: English

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