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Demagogue for president : the rhetorical genius of Donald Trump

text Demagogue for president : the rhetorical genius of Donald Trump

Mercieca, Jennifer R.

Summary
"Political communication expert Jennifer Mercieca shows how the Trump campaign expertly used the common rhetorical techniques of a demagogue, a word with two contradictory definitions--"a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims... Read more
Contents
Trump and the Distrusting Electorate -- "I don't, frankly, have time for total political correctness." (Ad Populum) -- "It's going to be like this .... I'm going to continue to attack the press." (Ad Baculum) -- "You could have a Trojan horse situ... Read more
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xiv, 338 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press 2020
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 973.933 MER in Adult Non-fiction Available

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