| ABSTRACT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·Rationale | 第8页 |
| ·Literature Review on English Political Debates | 第8-12页 |
| ·Rhetorical Studies of English Political Debates | 第9-10页 |
| ·Functional Studies of English Political Debares | 第10-11页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis of English Political Debates | 第11页 |
| ·Previous Gender Studies on English Political Debates | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objectives | 第12页 |
| ·Thesis Organization | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Analytical Framework | 第14-27页 |
| ·Feminist Rhetorical Criticism | 第14-18页 |
| ·Three Principles of Feminist Rhetorical Criticism | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Procedures of Feminist Rhetorical Criticism | 第15-18页 |
| ·Formulating Research Questions | 第16页 |
| ·Selecting an Analysis Unit | 第16页 |
| ·Choosing a Rhetorical Paradigm | 第16-17页 |
| ·Analyzing the Artifact | 第17-18页 |
| ·Analytical Framework Based on Three Proof Appeals | 第18-27页 |
| ·English Political Debates | 第18-19页 |
| ·Forms in Three Proof Appeals | 第19-27页 |
| ·Logos Appeal | 第19-25页 |
| ·Ethos Appeal | 第25-26页 |
| ·Pathos Appeal | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sample Analysis Demonstration | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第32-59页 |
| ·Results: Appeals Comparison | 第32-52页 |
| ·Similarities in Males and Females' Three Proof Appeals | 第34-45页 |
| ·Salient Logos Appeal for Both Genders | 第34-38页 |
| ·Salient Ethos Appeal for Both Genders | 第38-41页 |
| ·Salient Pathos Appeal for Both Genders | 第41-45页 |
| ·Differences in Males and Females' Three Proof Appeals | 第45-52页 |
| ·Differences in Logos Appeal | 第46-48页 |
| ·Differences in Ethos Appeal | 第48-50页 |
| ·Differences in Pathos Appeal | 第50-52页 |
| ·Discussion:Gender Images and Power Relations | 第52-59页 |
| ·Presented Egalitarian Gender Images | 第52-54页 |
| ·Political Men:A Feminine Image | 第53页 |
| ·Political Women:A Gendered Image | 第53-54页 |
| ·Power Relation:Transformation of Patriarchy in the Presented Images | 第54页 |
| ·Presented Patriarchal Gender Images | 第54-57页 |
| ·Political Men:A Masculine Image | 第54-55页 |
| ·Political Women:A De-Gendered Image | 第55-56页 |
| ·Power Relation:Patriarchy in the Presented Images | 第56-57页 |
| ·General Power Relation in English Political Debates | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Plans for Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-67页 |
