| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-25页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Data and Methodology | 第21-23页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第25-39页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Rhetorical Persuasion in Economic Discourse | 第25-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Domestic Studies | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.2 Foreign Studies | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Argumentation | 第29-37页 |
| 2.2.1 Domestic Studies | 第29-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Foreign Studies | 第34-37页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第39-52页 |
| 3.1 Rhetorical Presuppositions | 第40-45页 |
| 3.1.1 Presupposition on Characters | 第41-42页 |
| 3.1.2 Presupposition on Experience | 第42-43页 |
| 3.1.3 Presupposition on Values | 第43-45页 |
| 3.2 Rhetorical Appeals | 第45-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Ethos | 第45-46页 |
| 3.2.2 Pathos | 第46页 |
| 3.2.3 Logos | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3 Rhetorical Adaptations | 第47-52页 |
| 3.3.1 Comparison | 第48-49页 |
| 3.3.2 Liaisons of Coexistence | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.3 Model and Anti-model | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Argumentative Analysis on The Economist | 第52-84页 |
| 4.1 Argumentative Features of the Economic Discourses in The Economist | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2 Main Argumentative Techniques Implemented in Economic Discourses | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Presuppositions: Constituting a Zone of Agreement for Argumentation | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Appeals: Being a Qualified Arguer | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.3 Adaptations: Satisfying the Audience's Interactive Demands | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3 Argumentative Process: An Approach to Persuasion | 第58-82页 |
| 4.3.1 Presupposition on Possible Characters: Defining the Topical Potentials | 第58-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Presupposition on Familiar Experiences: Approaching Hearers | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3.3 Presupposition on Co-accepted Values: Bridging Gaps | 第63-66页 |
| 4.3.4 Appeal to Ethos: Arguer's Standpoints Embodied in Professional Views | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3.5 Appeal to Pathos: Arguer's Judgments Embodied in Attitudinal Devices | 第67-70页 |
| 4.3.6 Appeal to Logos: Objective Attitude Embodied in Data and Specific Examples | 第70-73页 |
| 4.3.7 Comparison: Triggering the Audience's Curiosities | 第73-76页 |
| 4.3.8 Liaisons of Coexistence: Inducing the Audience's Stance | 第76-79页 |
| 4.3.9 Model and Anti-model: Igniting the Audience's Initiative | 第79-82页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第82-84页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第84-90页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Major Findings | 第84-86页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第86-88页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第88-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-95页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第95页 |
