| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One: Rhetoric and Repetition | 第9-15页 |
| ·Rhetoric | 第9-10页 |
| ·Repetition | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter Two: Debates and Presidential Debates | 第15-19页 |
| ·Definition and categorization | 第15-16页 |
| ·US presidential debates and purpose | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Three: Repetition and Rhetorical Repetition | 第19-35页 |
| ·Subject matter of US presidential debates | 第19-20页 |
| ·Materials analyzed | 第20-21页 |
| ·Repetition analysis from a rhetorical angle | 第21-35页 |
| ·Alliteration | 第22-23页 |
| ·Paregmenon | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cumulation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Gemination | 第25-26页 |
| ·Antanaclasis | 第26-27页 |
| ·Anaphora | 第27-29页 |
| ·Epiphora | 第29-30页 |
| ·Symploce | 第30-31页 |
| ·Anadiplosis | 第31-33页 |
| ·Parallelism | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four: Repetition Analysis From A Political Angle | 第35-42页 |
| ·Presenting himself as a vigorous leader | 第36-37页 |
| ·Meeting national aspirations | 第37-38页 |
| ·Demonstrating his desirable characteristics | 第38-39页 |
| ·Presenting the opponent as a weak leader | 第39页 |
| ·Making the opponent appear unable to meet national aspirations | 第39-40页 |
| ·Exposing the undesirable characteristics of the opponent | 第40-42页 |
| Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-45页 |
