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Trump: The Threat of Chaos and the Promise of Stability
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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... view more
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.... view less
Classification
Interpersonal Communication
Free Keywords
Binary oppositions; emotions; semiotics; strict father
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 5-17
Journal
Media Watch, 9 (2018) 1
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0