Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123420000484
Abstract: Abstract Does anti-Muslim rhetoric by Western politicians breed radical attitudes among European Muslims? This article explores this question by conducting an experimental study in Bosnia – a European democracy, where, unlike the rest of Europe,… read more here.
Keywords: rhetoric; radicalization; western political; political rhetoric ... See more keywords
Lexical Ambiguity in Political Rhetoric: Why Morality Doesn't Fit in a Bag of Words
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DOI: 10.1017/s000712342300008x
Abstract: How do politicians use moral appeals in their rhetoric? Previous research suggests that morality plays an important role in elite communication and that the endorsement of specific values varies systematically across the ideological spectrum. We… read more here.
Keywords: lexical ambiguity; rhetoric morality; rhetoric; ambiguity political ... See more keywords
“Rapt Auditors!” Burke and the Revision of Rhetorical Violence in Wordsworth’s The Prelude
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DOI: 10.1080/10509585.2019.1612580
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this essay, I return to Wordsworth’s apostrophe to Burke in book 7 of the 1850 Prelude, arguing that this passage is best understood as a revisionary meditation on rhetoric. The address to Burke… read more here.
Keywords: rhetoric; wordsworth; political rhetoric; auditors burke ... See more keywords
Memes, condensation symbols, and the changing landscape of political rhetoric
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DOI: 10.1080/15295036.2021.1985729
Abstract: This article analyzes a 2019 poster of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar by setting it in the context of political memes. Extending recent work on meme rhetoric, and emphasizing the roll that con... read more here.
Keywords: condensation symbols; political rhetoric; changing landscape; landscape political ... See more keywords
Appeals to Authority in Political Rhetoric: Machiavelli in the Italian Parliament 1945–1994
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DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsaa005
Abstract: Scholarship in rhetorical political analysis and parliamentary studies devoted little attention to study how politicians employ intellectuals’ authority and theories in their discourses. We offer methodological directions to navigate this territory, combining quantitative and qualitative… read more here.
Keywords: italian parliament; authority political; political rhetoric; machiavelli ... See more keywords