Culture and Explicitness of Persuasion: Linguistic Evidence From a 51-Year Corpus-Based Cross-Cultural Comparison of the United Nations General Debate Speeches Across 55 Countries (1970-2020)
Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 57(2-3) • Sage Journals • • Published In • Pages: 166-192 •
By Shen, Li
Hypothesis
Countries from the East and countries from the West will cluster separately in terms of persuasion explicitness.
Note
Two clusters were produced with more and less explicit persuasion. These are loosely grouped by East and West, but there are a number of exceptions, including the Baltic States, a number of Eastern European and Mediterranean countries, and Japan.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchical Clustering | Support Claimed | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Independent | Identification, Location |
| Persuasion explicitness | Dependent | Oratory |