Bald on Record Strategy in Jokowi-Amin’s and Prabowo-Sandi’s First Presidential Election Debate

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the utterances of Jokowi-Amin and Prabowo-Sandi in first presidential election debate based on Bald on Record strategy. This research employed descriptive qualitative approach. The utterances of both candidates became the source of the data. The instruments of the research were the researcher and sheet of data. The finding found that Jokowi-Amin and Prabowo-sandi used bald on record strategy. Jokowi-Amin used 4
utterances of showing disagreement, 2 utterances of showing suggestion/advice, 1 utterance of showing requesting, 1 utterance of showing warning, and 5 utterances of showing imperative. While Prabowo-Sandi have 3 utterances of showing disagreement, 3 utterances of showing suggestion/advice, 1 utterance of showing requesting, 1 utterance of showing warning, and 2 utterances of showing imperative.