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| Autor/in | Arneson, Pat |
|---|---|
| Titel | The Discourse of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Daniel Ortega: Peace in Nicaragua without Concession. |
| Quelle | (1987), (28 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Communication Research; Comparative Analysis; Conflict Resolution; Cultural Context; Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; Foreign Policy; International Relations; Language Styles; Leadership Styles; Peace; Persuasive Discourse; Presidents of the United States; Propaganda; Rhetorical Criticism; Rhetorical Invention; Speeches; World Affairs; Nicaragua |
| Abstract | Seeking to understand American and Nicaraguan perspectives of the Nicaraguan revolution, a study examined the rhetorical strategies used by Presidents Reagan and Ortega in their speeches. Ten public addresses made by each president in 1985-1986, pertaining to funding for Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary forces, were charted and examined for prevalent themes. The themes were then grouped together by the ideas represented, and the groups were clustered to represent a broader topic of consideration. A discourse analysis based on Kenneth Burke's ideas on myth criticism investigated the mythic structure of each leader's rhetoric. In addition, an agon analysis of the rhetorical texts examined the philosophical perspectives of the two presidents. Analyses indicated that President Ortega's discourse featured the pentadic element "purpose," which corresponds to the philosophical term of mysticism, while President Reagan's discourse featured the pentadic element "agency" which corresponds to pragmatism. These philosophical perspectives are components of each other and as such serve to define each other. Just as a means is implicit in an end for Daniel Ortega's mysticism, purpose is implicit in agency for Ronald Reagan's pragmatism. Findings suggest that the political drama of international policy rhetoric is a viable and necessary area for future study. (Forty notes are attached.) (NKA) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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