35th Annual Student Research Conference
An Analysis of Bill Clinton’s Apology Speech Using Pentadic Criticism
Madison P. Post
Dr. Andrew Klyukovski, Faculty Mentor
During Bill Clinton’s second term as President, it emerged that he had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. After months of denying the affair, Clinton admitted to the relationship in a speech addressed to the nation following his testimony in the Paula Jones case. The motives of the speech can be examined using the Pentadic Criticism method and its five parts: act, agent, agency, scene, and purpose. This method allows for the speech to be evaluated using multiple ratios and terministic screens which allows for different motives to be observed.
Keywords: pentadic criticism, president, ratios, terministic screens
Topic(s):Communication
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Session: 204-4
Location: SUB GEO C
Time: 11:00