President Reagan's defensive discourse on the Iran‐Contra affair

Benoit, William L.; Gullifor, Paul F.; Panici, Daniel A.

doi:10.1080/10510979109368342

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“…When studying crisis communication for an individual, and specifically a political figure, it is relevant to consider Benoit's (1997a) Image Repair Theory. Image Repair Theory has been applied to numerous case studies on political crisis responses (Benoit, 1991;Blaney & Benoit, 2001;Eriksson & Eriksson, 2012;Sheldon & Sallot 2008).…”

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Political crises: Chris Christie responds to Bridgegate

Larson¹

2021

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This case study focuses on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s response to the Bridgegate crisis. This paper presents a case study of a political individual’s response during a crisis across three distinct texts. Building on Image Repair Theory (Benoit, 1997a), differences across texts are identified and compared by observing the presence of Denial, Evasion of Responsibility, Reducing Offensiveness, Corrective Action and Mortification. The three distinct texts are analyzed through qualitative textual coding. These consist of Governor Christie’s prepared press conference response, his responses to reporter’s questions, and messages sent publically via Twitter January 9th 2014. Findings suggest that Image Repair Theory is useful for supporting a comparison between texts within a political image repair effort. Corrective action, as well as mortification strategies, were found to be used most prominently across the texts. The application of image repair theory in this case study led to the recommended addition of two new subcategories (Repentance and Taking responsibility) within the strategy of Mortification from Benoit’s (1997a) Image Repair Theory.

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Section: Image Repair Theorymentioning

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Political crises: Chris Christie responds to Bridgegate

Larson¹

2021

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“…A taxonomy of the strategies used by Reagan in defending his actions connected to the Iran-Contra affair is offered by Benoit, Gullifor, and Panici (1991). According to Benoit et al (1991), the strategies of denial, evasion of responsibility, and mortification are the most pervasive in Reagan's defensive discourse, which they divide into three phases: "First, he denies that arms had been traded for hostages. Second, he attempts to justify his actions on the basis of his good intentions.…”

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الخطاب السیاسى الاعتذارى: استراتیجیات تصحیح الصورة فى خطاب التنحى لجمال عبد الناصر (1967) والخطاب الأخیر لمحمد مرسى (2013)

حسن¹

2018

فیلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبیة واللغویة

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This paper investigates the linguistic devices and rhetorical strategies employed by President Gamal Abdel Nasser in his Resignation Speech (June 9 th , 1967), which was delivered following the June 5 th military defeat, and President Mohammed Morsi in his June 26 th , 2013 Final Speech, which was delivered three days before the June 30 th mass protests. The analysis of data is based on Benoit's Image Repair Theory (1995, 2000). The study attempts to demonstrate how language can be manipulated by political figures in repairing the speaker's damaged public image, constructing a positive self-image, and winning the support and sympathy of the audience. The analysis reveals that Nasser primarily employs four strategies: bolstering, minimization, and compensation. His apologetic discourse lacks overt mortification, though. Morsi, on the other hand, relies on evasion of responsibility and reduction of offensiveness through: defeasibility, bolstering, attacking accusers, and compensation. Unlike President Nasser, President Morsi resorts to the strategy of corrective action.

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“…Nonetheless, poll numbers have been used successfully in crisis communication research to show the effectiveness of response strategies, providing before/after crisis efficacy comparisons (Benoit, 1982(Benoit, , 2006aBenoit, Gullifor & Panici, 1991;Benoit & Henson, 2009;Benoit & McHale, 1999;Kennedy & Benoit, 1997).…”

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Crisis Communication Response and Political Communities: The Unusual Case of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

Koerber

2014

Canadian Journal of Communication

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President Reagan's defensive discourse on the Iran‐Contra affair

Cited by 61 publications

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Political crises: Chris Christie responds to Bridgegate

Political crises: Chris Christie responds to Bridgegate

الخطاب السیاسى الاعتذارى: استراتیجیات تصحیح الصورة فى خطاب التنحى لجمال عبد الناصر (1967) والخطاب الأخیر لمحمد مرسى (2013)

Crisis Communication Response and Political Communities: The Unusual Case of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

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