ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Rationale of the Research
1.2 Literature Review
1.2.1 Studies of Cold War Diseourse
1.2.2 Studies on NSC 68
1.2.3 Applications of Toulmin’s Argumentative Model
1.3 Research Questions and Thesis Organization
Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation
2.2 Toulmin’s Argumentative Model
2.3 The Analytical Framework of Cold War Discourse
2.3.1 Data Evaluation
2.3.3 Warrant Evaluation
2.3.4 Rebuttal Evaluation
2.3.5 Qualifier Evaluation
Chapter Three Research Design
3.1 Data Collection
3.2 Data Processing Method and Procedures
3.3 Sample Demonstration
Chapter Four Result and Discussion
4.1 Distribution
4.1.1 Data Distribution
4.1.2 Warrant Distribution
4.1.3 Claim Distribution
4.1.4 Qualifier Distribution
4.1.5 Rebuttal Distribution
4.2 Characteristics of Argumentative Elements
4.2.1 Packaged Data
4.2.2 Rational Warrants
4.2.3 Goal-Oriented Claims
4.2.4 Absolute Qualifier
4.2.5 Claim-Supporting Rebuttals
4.3 Deductive Reasoning and Nested Argumentation Structure
4.4 Motivations and Influence of Cold War Discourse
4.4.1 Motivation:Justifying the Rollback Policy
4.4.2 Influence:Global Hegemony
Chapter Five Result and Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Plans for Future Study
Bibliography
Acknowledgement
声明