| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of American Presidential Debates | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies at Home | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Identification Theory of Kenneth Burke’s New Rhetoric . | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical Studies of Identification Theory | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Empirical Studies of Identification Theory | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 The Necessity of the Present Study | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第26-34页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of Kenneth Burke’s New Rhetoric | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 The Definition of Identification | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3 Identification Strategies | 第29-34页 |
| 3.3.1 Identification via Rhetorical Content | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Identification via Rhetorical Form | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Identification Strategies in Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Debates | 第34-67页 |
| 4.1 The Realization of Identification via Rhetorical Content | 第34-47页 |
| 4.1.1 The Realization of Identification by Sympathy | 第35-41页 |
| 4.1.2 The Realization of Identification by Antithesis | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.3 The Realization of Identification by Inaccuracy | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2 The Realization of Identification via Rhetorical Form | 第47-57页 |
| 4.2.1 The Realization of Identification by Repetitive Form | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2.2 The Realization of Identification by Progressive Form | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.3 The Realization of Identification by Figurative Form | 第53-57页 |
| 4.3 The Rhetorical Effects of Identification Strategies | 第57-67页 |
| 4.3.1 Praising herself | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Attacking the opponent | 第60-63页 |
| 4.3.3 Defending herself | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1 Research Findings | 第67-69页 |
| 5.2 Research Implications | 第69-70页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| About the Author | 第76页 |
