Conversations of Democracy: Linking Citizens to American Government by Stephen E. Frantzich

Author:Stephen E. Frantzich [Frantzich, Stephen E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, General
ISBN: 9781317262015
Google: AUEeCwAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 28132887
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

I ask for your vote—not just for me and the Democrats, but to keep this dream alive for you and your children.

—Barack Obama advertisement

I’ll make you proud of your government again. I’m going to keep this country safe, prosperous and powerful. So help me God. And I respectfully ask for your vote to help me do it.

—John McCain28

It is important not to insult the audience. A typical tactic is to let listeners off the hook while feeding them the preferred information. “I realize you cannot follow this situation every day, but did you know that … ?” or “Few people are aware of the fact that….” Politicians and other effective conversationalists massage the egos of their listeners. In the words of the 2008 contenders:

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