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Trump:The Threat of Chaos and the Promise of Stability
- Author(s):
- TIM MATHENY MARK GOODMAN
- Editor(s):
- Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanists, Information Ecosystems, Television Studies
- Subject(s):
- Communication, Journalism, United States, Area studies, Mass media and war, Mass media, Semiotics
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Binary oppositions, emotions, strict father, American studies, Media and conflict
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/2q04-8p57
- Abstract:
- In his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination to be President of the United States, Donald J. Trump presented the audience with a stark world of good vs. evil, chaos vs. stability. We use Burke's concept good terms and evil terms to rhetorically analyze the acceptance speech. While Trump used specific references to real events in his use of good and evil terms, his promises for stability over chaos are indefinite terms, which allowed a divided Republican Party to unite behind his candidacy. However, governance has required concrete concepts to solve real world issues.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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