BotsTatianaSergeevnaCountry: RussiaCity: SaratovCompany: Saratov State University, Russia, 410012, Saratov, Astrakhanskaya street, 83 Position: Senior Lecturer, Department of English and Intercultural CommunicationE-mail: tatyana.bots@mail.ru Author's articles Verbal Reactions to Evaluative Negative Statements (on the Material of a Political Interview) Argumentation Patterns in Presidential Discourse (Exemplified by V. V. Putin’s Speech)