Persuasive Attack

William L. Benoit (Ph.D. – Wayne State University, 1979) is a Distinguished Professor in the Communication Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has published 21 books and a host of journal articles and book chapters in prominent communication outlets. He is widely cited for his theory of Image Repair and the Theory of Persuasive Attack.Kevin A. Stein (Ph.D. – University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005) is a Professor in the Communication Department at Southern Utah University. His work has been published in Western Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, Relevant Rhetoric, Argumentation & Advocacy, and several edited book volumes.Matthew H. Barton (Ph.D. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002) is a Professor in the Communication Department at Southern Utah University. He has published research in the Western Journal of Communication, Relevant Rhetoric, Communication Education, Communication Teacher, The Basic Communication Course Annual, and several edited book volumes.

• Acknowledgments – Persuasive Attack in Memes on Melania Trump and Tom Brady – Charlie Sheen’s Unhinged Attack on Producer Chuck Lorre, CBS, and Warner Bros. – "You must be out of your damn mind": Adam LaRoche and the sin of putting family first – Republican Selfie Videos Denigrating Donald Trump – Persuasive Attacks from 2020 GOP Political Action Committees – Soviet Attack in Response to the 1960 U- 2 Incident – Persuasive Attack in Political Cartoons – Persuasive Attack in 2020 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates – Cicero’s Persuasive Attack in the Verrine Orations – The Coward from Broward: A Persuasive Attack on Deputy Scot Peterson Following the Parkland Shooting – The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon: Child Sex Trafficking in Victorian London – Blackfish: Tilikum was Literally a Killer Whale – Index.