President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
When persuasion stops and violence begins, that’s the line between ‘legitimate political discourse’ and something very different, scholars explain.
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Legitimate political discourse is based on persuasion, not coercion or violence. Two scholars of communication and democracy explain the difference.
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Indiana.
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Trump appeals to his base in a way that philosophers knew was effective thousands of years ago.
A classic example of successful issue management is the NRA’s actions in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting.
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In the wake of the Vegas shooting, the NRA has turned the public’s attention away from the core issue of banning guns by using a business strategy called issue management.