Apocalyptic argumentation : Trump and ISIS
(2023) In Journal of Argumentation in Context 12. p.116-134- Abstract
- Our time is an apocalyptic time, but the argumentation in this apocalyptic time has hardly been studied by scholars of argumentation. This article shows how both Donald Trump and the jihadist warriors of ISIS appeal to an apocalyptic worldview in their argumentation. The three topos of evil, time and authority from Stephen O’Leary’s Arguing the Apocalypse are used in the analysis. Both Trump supporters and jihadist warriors see themselves as fighting for God and their enemies as representing evil forces. For scholars of argumentation the role of arguments woven into narratives that become whole worldviews needs to be studied more thoroughly.
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Vi lever i en apokalyptisk tid. Apokalyptisk argumentation till stor del outforskad. Artikeln presenterar en analysmodell i tre steg: upplevd ondska, tidens tecken och tillförlitlig auktoritet, inspirerad av Stephen O'Leary. Artikeln innehåller två analysexempel: USA:s förre president Donald Trump och den Islamiska staten. Båda bygger sin argumentation på en apokalyptisk världsbild.
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- author
- Eriksson, Anders LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- Journal of Argumentation in Context
- volume
- 12
- pages
- 116 - 134
- publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85166410716
- ISSN
- 2211-4742
- DOI
- 10.1075/jaic.22007.eri
- language
- English
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- yes
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- a15ccfb6-9c5f-495c-8959-849199890a70
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- 2021-02-10 11:00:49
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