| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 致谢 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Aims and Significance | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Structure of This Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1 Categories of Personal Attack | 第17页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Presidential Debates | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Pragmatic Studies on Presidential Debates | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 System-functional Study on Presidential Debates | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on Presidential Debates from the Perspective of Effects | 第19页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies on Presidential Debates from the Perspective of Social Medi | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Personal Attacks | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.1 Dialectic Studies on Personal Attacks | 第20页 |
| 2.3.2 Informal Logic Studies on Personal Attacks | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 A Brief Summary | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Framework | 第23-29页 |
| 3.1 Argumentation as a Part of Critical Discussion | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Ideal Model of a Critical Discussion | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Strategic Maneuvering between Reasonableness and Effectiveness | 第25页 |
| 3.4 Fallacy | 第25-27页 |
| 3.5 Dissociation in Pragma-Dialectics | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第29-32页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第29页 |
| 4.3 Discourse Analysis Methods | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3.1 Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3.2 Analyzing Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack | 第30页 |
| 4.3.3 Evaluating Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack | 第30页 |
| 4.4 Preconditions for Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack in the Candidates’ Answers | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 5 Research Results and Discussions | 第32-49页 |
| 5.1 Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack in the Presidential Debates | 第32-44页 |
| 5.1.1 Strategic Maneuvering with Abusive Personal Attack in the Presidential Debates | 第32-37页 |
| 5.1.2 Strategic Maneuvering with Circumstantial Personal Attack in the Presidential Debates | 第37-41页 |
| 5.1.3 Strategic Maneuvering with You Too in the Presidential Debates | 第41-44页 |
| 5.2 Dissociation with Personal Attack in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Debates | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3 Soundness Criteria for Personal Attack in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Debates | 第45-49页 |
| 5.3.1 Soundness Criteria for Abusive Personal Attack | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3.2 Soundness Criteria for Circumstantial Personal Attack | 第46-47页 |
| 5.3.3 Soundness Criteria for You Too | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第49页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第49-50页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Recommendations | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-61页 |
| 作者简历 | 第61-63页 |
| 学位论文数据集 | 第63页 |
