Comparing face threats in U.S., Great Britain, and Egyptian Campaign Debates: Cultural differences in political debate

Hinck, Edward A.; Hinck, Shelly S.; Dailey, William O.; Hinck, Robert S.; Ghanem, Salma I.

doi:10.1075/aic.9.02hin

Part of

Scrutinizing Argumentation in Practice
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen
[Argumentation in Context 9] 2015
► pp. 31–48

Cultural differences in political debate

Comparing face threats in U.S., Great Britain, and Egyptian Campaign Debates

Edward A. Hinck | Central Michigan University

Shelly S. Hinck | Central Michigan University

William O. Dailey | Central Michigan University

Robert S. Hinck

Salma I. Ghanem

We compared recent historical debates from the U.S., Great Britain, and Egypt using politeness theory to determine if there were significant cultural differences and/or similarities in the way candidates argued for high office. The transcripts from these debates were coded using a schema based on face threats used in debates. Results indicate some differences between the way U.S. presidential candidates, British leaders, and Egyptian leaders initiate and manage face threats on leadership and competence.

Keywords: campaign debate, cultural difference, politeness

Published online: 30 October 2015

https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.9.02hin

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