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A Conversation on Political Language
Why do certain political messages resonate more than others? What is the language that drives social behavior and political decisions? Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan and political historian Nicole Hemmer explore the history of language and the rhetoric behind campaigns and political conversations that permeate culture, shape public perception and lay the groundwork of national debate.
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