Words as Weapons: A Discourse Analysis on the Weaponization and Mobilization of Language

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dc.contributor.authorCavazos, Richard R.
dc.contributor.authorDrinka, Bridget
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-16T21:15:44Z
dc.date.available2023-02-16T21:15:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractWithin the past hundred years, rhetoric has been often used to push agendas that can become divisive and dangerous. Such was the case with Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany, Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) in the Rwandan genocide, and former U.S. President Donald J. Trump. While all agents utilized numerous rhetorical strategies, a close analysis of speeches, transcripts, and broadcasts reveal language styles and rhetoric had implicit meanings that influenced audiences/supporters and resulted in direct ramifications. Built on a Burkeian framework of rhetoric, this analysis argues that the previously mentioned agents weaponized language as well as mobilized their audiences into action. The analysis focuses on both complex and simple styles of language not focused on in previous literature.en_US
dc.description.departmentEnglishen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/1750
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUTSA Office of Undergraduate Researchen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 8
dc.subjectundergraduate student worksen_US
dc.subjectrhetoricen_US
dc.subjectrhetorical strategyen_US
dc.subjectlinguistic stylesen_US
dc.subjectdiscourse analysisen_US
dc.subjectRwandan Genocideen_US
dc.subjectRTLMen_US
dc.subjectAdolf Hitleren_US
dc.subjectNazi Germanyen_US
dc.subjectDonald J. Trumpen_US
dc.subjectJanuary 6then_US
dc.titleWords as Weapons: A Discourse Analysis on the Weaponization and Mobilization of Languageen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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