Sazedj, Sharmin; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Barack Obama’s victory in the 2009 presidential elections in the United States is widely credited to his personal … charisma and his extraordinary rhetorical powers, as revealed throughout the campaign. President Obama was inaugurated in the … change. We code an array of rhetorical features in Obama´s main speeches and press conferences and assess their impact on …