Surrogate Persuasion: Sources, Frames, and Source-Frame Congruence in National Security Appeals

• In Event: Political Appeals, Frames, and Sources

Brief Overview

Sources and frames both affect how an audience perceives appeals to pursue foreign intervention. This project shows that congruence between sources and frames also matters, and that politicians value source-frame congruence in deploying surrogates.

Author

• Chad Levinson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University