Polititweets: The Use of Rhetoric in US Political Arenas

• In Event: JSS 7
  In JSS Session: JSS: Rhetoric, Partisanship, and Ideology

Brief Overview

As a result of parties becoming increasingly partisan, this study was conducted to analyze the effect of words by politicians. It finds republicans have a more significant presence, use more negative words, and direct these words at opposing people.

Author

• Meaghan Rose Rysdale, Indiana University Bloomington