Baldwin vs. Edward VIII: A case study in<i>kategoria</i>and<i>apologia</i>

Ryan, Halford Ross

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“…Within the literature that does look at kategoria , Ryan (1982) was the first to acknowledge the importance of examining both the indictments and the rhetoric of defense (apologia ) as a set. In his work, he calls attention to the importance of understanding the quality of the accusation (Ryan, 1982(Ryan, , 1984(Ryan, , 1988. Rhetorical critics have attended various aspects of attack rhetoric.…”

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Blaming Bush

Kelley-Romano¹,

Westgate²

2007

Journalism Studies

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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States. Employing the taxonomy of Medhurst and DeSousa (1981), this essay examines the cartoons that attacked President Bush and were generated in the month following Hurricane Katrina. These cartoons made two basic claims: (1) that Bush's personal and policy decisions were detrimental to the relief efforts and the victims and (2) that he was lacking the intelligence and integrity necessary for the successful handling of the situation. An examination of these political cartoons demonstrates cartoons functioned to construct a national kategoria, or speech of accusation. The graphic strategies of size, placement, and relation of text are particularly suited to construct immediate indictments on policy choices and attacks on personal character. Finally, some conclusions as to the potency, both argumentatively and visually, of the political cartoon form are offered.

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Blaming Bush

Kelley-Romano¹,

Westgate²

2007

Journalism Studies

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“…These discourses can be considered instances of kategoria (Ryan, 1982, 1984, 1988), persuasive attack (Benoit, 2017, 2020; Benoit and Dorries, 1996; Benoit and Glantz, 2017; Benoit and Harthcock, 1999), character assassination (Icks and Shiraev, 2014; Samoilenko et al, 2020; Shiraev et al, 2022), accusatory discourse (Castor, 2015), complaints (Pomerantz, 1978), finding fault (Morris, 1988), or mudslinging (Benoit, 2013).…”

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Persuasive attack on President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin

Benoit

2022

Discourse & Communication

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The U.S. House of Representatives impeached American President Donald Trump for a second time in 2021. Trump was accused of fomenting an insurrection against the democracy he was sworn to protect, one of the most serious accusations that could be made against a president. In 2022 President Joe Biden, and his Secretary of State Antony Blinken, declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a speech attacking Russia for war crimes. As with Trump, commission of war crimes is one of the worst accusations that can be leveled against a military leader. This paper analyzes these three important texts as instances of persuasive attack. These attacks addressed the two essential components of an attack, discussing offensiveness of the actions and blame for these actions. This analysis reinforces the utility of the Theory of Persuasive Attack and helps illuminate important recent discourses employing attacks.

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“…Some critics find the relevant context within the accused party or agent (Kruse, 1977;Hoover, 1989;Ware, Harrell, & Linkugel, 1975). Other apologetic scholarship defines context principally in light of the discursive acts that shape controversies, seeking to explain the discourse of self-defense in relation to the accusation (s) that brought it about (Ryan, 1982(Ryan, ,1984(Ryan, , 1988. Benoit (1995a) has amended Ware and Linkugel's (1973) typology by adding to it image restoration strategies culled from social science research.…”

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Narrative, intertextuality, and apologia in contemporary political scandals

Achter¹

2000

Southern Communication Journal

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Baldwin vs. Edward VIII: A case study inkategoriaandapologia

Cited by 9 publications

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Blaming Bush

Blaming Bush

Persuasive attack on President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin

Narrative, intertextuality, and apologia in contemporary political scandals

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