Hillary Clinton's Career in Speeches: The Promises and Perils of Women's Rhetorical Adaptivity

by David S Kaufer, Xizhen Cai, Shawn J. Parry-Giles

Women candidates are under more pressure to communicate competence and likability than men. And when women balance these rhetorical pressures, charges of inauthenticity creep in, suggesting the structural and strategic anti-woman backlash at play in presidential politics. Hillary Clinton demonstrated considerable ability to adapt her rhetoric across roles, contexts, genres, and audiences. Comparisons between Clinton's campaign speeches and those of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611864666
• ISBN13: 9781611864663
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 348 Pages