Bernd Kaussler, Lars J. Kristiansen, Jeffrey Delbert

Rhetoric and Governance under Trump

Proclamations from the Bullshit Pulpit

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9781498594837
• ISBN-10: 1498594832
• Artikelnr.: 59083583

Autorenporträt

Bernd Kaussler is professor of political science at James Madison University. Lars J. Kristiansen is assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University. Jeffrey Delbert is associate professor in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Trump, Bullshit, and the Pictures in Our Heads
Chapter 2: "I think I know it better than they do": Presidential Rhetoric
and Evidence Use
Chapter 3: "Very Fine People on Both Sides:" Kategoria, Apologia, and
Trump's Response to Charlottesville
Chapter 4: "Time to start looking at the other side" : The Rhetoric of
Bullshit and Polarization
Chapter 5: "American Carnage": Governance under Trump
Chapter 6: "Great and Unmatched Wisdom": Foreign Policy under Trump
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Authors