| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and 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13-19页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on American Presidential Debates | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies on American Presidential Debates Abroad | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies on American Presidential Debates at Home | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Thoughts | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Thoughts Abroad | 第16页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Thoughts at Home | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three The DIG Model as the Theoretical Foundation | 第19-28页 |
| 3.1 The Dramatistic Pentad | 第20-23页 |
| 3.1.1 Pentad | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Ratios | 第22-23页 |
| 3.2 Identification | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Identification by Sympathy | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2 Identification by Antithesis | 第25页 |
| 3.2.3 Identification by Inaccuracy | 第25页 |
| 3.3 Guilt Redemption | 第25-26页 |
| 3.4 DIG as an Integrated Model | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Rhetorical Analysis of the 2016 American Presidential Debates | 第28-75页 |
| 4.1 Analysis on the Basis of the Dramatistic Pentad | 第28-67页 |
| 4.1.1 Pentadic Analysis of the First Presidential Debate | 第28-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Pentadic Analysis of the Second Presidential Debate | 第39-56页 |
| 4.1.3 Pentadic Analysis of the Third Presidential Debate | 第56-67页 |
| 4.2 Analysis on the Basis of Identification | 第67-72页 |
| 4.2.1 Identification by Sympathy in the Three Presidential Debates | 第67-69页 |
| 4.2.2 Identification by Antithesis in the Three Presidential Debates | 第69-71页 |
| 4.2.3 Identification by Inaccuracy in the Three Presidential Debates | 第71-72页 |
| 4.3 Analysis on the Basis of Guilt Redemption | 第72-73页 |
| 4.4 General Evaluation of the DIG-based Rhetorical Analysis | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第75-77页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第77页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83-84页 |
| About the Author | 第84页 |
