Table 3

Density of farmers' and politicians' discursive use of emotions (low, medium or high)

Discursive use of emotions by farmersDiscursive use of emotions by politicians
All debates HIGH
Debates 1, 2, 4
Anger: It's enough, we did enough, “we are the drain of society”
Shame: No appreciation, label of polluter
Pride: “We feed the country, the people are behind us”
Frustration: Unfair battle, feeling stuck, the city is the problem, not the countryside
Despair: Inconsistent regulatory, financially unfeasible, disappointing my family, the weight of legislation
Fear: “We will suffer”
Debate 3
Disgust/aversion
“I blame P3”
Disdain/distrust
“P3 knows that very well” (but he does not say it) (3 times)
Pain: “It hurts that P3 says …” “his conduct hurts me”
Debate 1
LOW
Debate 2
HIGH
Laughs along with farmers' remarks
“We hurt the farmers”
“I am worried for the farmers”
“I would be scared too”
“It would shock me too”
“It is painful”
Debate 3
LOW
“It is a painful choice”
Debate 4
LOW

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