Intra-Party Political Debates and Issue Learning.

Pfau, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ405014

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Publication Date: 1988

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Intra-Party Political Debates and Issue Learning.

Pfau, Michael

Journal of Applied Communication Research, v16 n2 p99-112 Fall 1988

Examines issue-learning outcomes in three intra-party political debates during the 1984 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Finds significant viewer learning about the issue positions of each participating candidate, about most issues, and among all categories of viewers. (KEH)

Descriptors: Audience Response, Communication Research, Debate, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Political Candidates, Political Issues, Presidential Campaigns (United States), Public Opinion

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Language: English

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