This article examines the types, frequency, and function of value appeals employed by Ronald Reagan in his Presidential nomination acceptance speech delivered in Detroit, Michigan, July 17, 1980. It argues that Reagan employed various value appeals as rhetorical strategies to persuade his audience to respond favorably to his purpose of winning the Presidency.
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Henry Z. Scheele (1984) studied this question.
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