Fear appeals in political rhetoric about terrorism: An analysis of speeches by Australian prime minister howard

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-26

  De Castella, Krista ^a   McGarty, Craig ^b   Musgrove, Luke ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appraisal theory; Emotion; Fear; Rhetoric; Speeches; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449087885     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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