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Rhetoric and governance under Trump : proclamations from the bullshit pulpit / Bernd Kaussler, Lars J. Kristiansen, Jeffrey Delbert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaussler, Bernd, author.
- Kristiansen, Lars J., author.
- Delbert, Jeffrey, author.
- Series:
- Lexington studies in contemporary rhetoric.
- Lexington studies in contemporary rhetoric
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rhetoric--Political aspects.
- Rhetoric.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]
- Summary:
- This book analyzes the rhetoric of Donald Trump to argue that Trump embraces conflicting populist and Republican values, and as a result has relied on populist and polarizing rhetoric, along with fabricated crises, to reconcile these combating ideals and uphold his image of an "anti-status quo politician.".
- Contents:
- Rhetoric and Governance under Trump
- Contents
- 1 Trump, Bullshit, and the Pictures in Our Heads
- 2 "I Think I Know It Better than They Do": Presidential Rhetoric and Evidence Use
- 3 "Very Fine People on Both Sides": Kategoria, Apologia, and Trump's Response to Charlottesville
- 4 "Time to Start Looking at the Other Side": The Rhetoric of Bullshit and Polarization
- 5 "American Carnage": Governance under Trump
- 6 "Great and Unmatched Wisdom": Foreign Policy under Trump
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-9484-0
- OCLC:
- 1240460602
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