Effects of Emergency Information Release on Negative Emotions of Netizens
Abstract:In emergencies, the generation and spread of negative emotions pose a serious challenge to social governance. However, the existing information release strategies mostly underestimate the infection and propagation abilities of negative emotions. To solve the problem, this paper analyzes the statistics of Weibo posts on the RYB kindergarten child abuse incident. Based on the theory of three rhetorical appeals and the visual rhetoric theory, the textual features were examined in terms of credibility, emotion, lo… Show more
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