This thesis has analyzed the 1972 campaign rhetoric of Governor George Corley Wallace in the states of Florida, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Following the pentadic method of Kenneth Burke, this writer determined that in his effort to gain the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, Wallace employed the following primary and secondary strategies: 1) an attempt to convince his listeners that their problems had been created by those who opposed Wallacel 2) an attempt to agitate without providing solutions; and 3) an attempt to divest himself of images which had been linked with him in the past.In addition, this writer made the following conclusions pertaining to Wallace's 1972 rhetoric: 1) there was a subtle attempt to manipulate hecklers; 2) there was an attempt to adapt to the specific audiences; 3) there was an absence of strong elements of reasoning, organization, and arrangement; and 4) the pentadio analysis is a useful and viable form of rhetorical criticism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180683 |
| Date | January 1973 |
| Creators | Russell, John Thomas |
| Contributors | Benson, James A. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 136 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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