El estilo retórico femenino en la entrevista política. Una década de aplicación en Telva

Abstract

This research aims to explore how the features of the so-called ‘feminine style rhetoric’ condition the way in which male and female politicians speak to the citizenry. We start with the premise that the traits of the feminine style are accentuated when audience includes more women. And so, consequently, this paper studies 25 interviews of politicians that have been published in Telva magazine, because is the most prolific Spanish glossy in this regard (from 2011 until 2020). The content analysis allows us to check that both men and women can apply strategies to introduce women´s issues and soft politics in the discourse (feminisation of the political agenda), in addition to the recourse to the inductive structures, appeal to the audience, use emotional power words and bet on the ethics of care.