A comparison of the sytles of Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan: In search of "successful" political persuasion

Halmari, Helena

doi:10.1075/pbns.130.08hal

In:Persuasion Across Genres: A linguistic approach
Edited by Helena Halmari and Tuija Virtanen
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 130] 2005
► pp. 105–134

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In search of "successful" political persuasion

A comparison of the sytles of Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan

Helena Halmari

Published online: 17 February 2005

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.130.08hal

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