Publication details
Hidden Bias in the 2008 American Presidential Debates
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Year of publication | 2010 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Topics in Linguistics |
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Field | Linguistics |
Keywords | doublespeak; hidden bias; purr words; snarl words; John McCain; Barack Obama; presidential debates |
Description | The aim of the paper is to analyse the use of hidden bias in the three televised presidential debates which took place before the 2008 election in the USA. |