| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on News Reports | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Kenneth Burke’s Dramatism | 第15-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Philosophy and Rhetorical Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Kenneth Burke’s Mode of Rhetorical Criticism and Its Application | 第17-19页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-29页 |
| 3.1 Dramatic Pentad as the Tool of Rhetorical Criticism | 第21-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Pentad | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Ratio | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2 Identification as the Tool of Rhetorical Criticism | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Identification in Content | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Identification in Form | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 The Relation between Dramatic Pentad and Identification | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Rhetorical Criticism of News Reports: A Case Analysis | 第29-61页 |
| 4.1 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in News Reports | 第29-55页 |
| 4.1.1 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Chinese News Reports | 第30-46页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Sample 1 from China Daily | 第30-38页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Sample 2 from China Daily | 第38-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in American News Reports | 第46-55页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Sample 3 from The Washington Post | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Sample 4 from The Washington Post | 第48-55页 |
| 4.2 Identification Analysis of Motive Realization | 第55-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Identification Analysis in Content | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Identification by Sympathy | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Identification by Antithesis | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Identification by Inaccuracy | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.2 Identification Analysis in Form | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Conventional Form | 第58页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Progressive Form | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Repetitive Form | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第63-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| 个人简历 | 第76页 |
