The Strategy of Counterattacking in Romanian Political Discourse
The Strategy of Counterattacking in Romanian Political Discourse

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the present article is to provide an analysis of the Romanian political discourse; more precisely, we focus on the televised debate organised with a view to presidential elections. We intend to show how political actors attempt to reverse the attacks directed at them by applying a retaliatory strategy, one of launching an even stronger attack themselves. In order to do that, they always start by using the opponent's discourse tactic, developing it so as to appear in a good light and undermine the interlocutor's position.

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