William L Benoit University of Alabama United States
William L. Benoit (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is a Professor of Communication Studies at University of Alabama, Birmingham. He developed and applied the Theory of Persuasive Attack. Bill has published several articles on persuasive attack; he published Persuasive attack on Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican primaries with Mark Glantz.
Kevin A Stein Southern Utah University United States
Kevin A. Stein (PhD – University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005) is a Professor in the Communication Department at Southern Utah University. His primary research interests include persuasive attack (kategoria), persuasive defense (apologia), and persuasive response to image repair (antapologia). His other research interests include political campaign communication and popular culture. His work has been published in Western Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, Relevant Rhetoric, Argumentation & Advocacy, and several edited book volumes.