Friday, April 26, 2019

"Six Rhetorical Devices that have Served Trump Well"

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Despite what different views we might have when it comes down to politics, especially with our current president, there is no doubt President Trump has managed to come up with very funny and interesting catch phrases. On this article by Statesman, they provided a list of the six different types of rhetorical devices President Trump has used throughout his presidency. They claim that Trump's most used rhetorical device is the argument ad baculum, which is the most headline grabbing. Mercieca has a book on Trump's rhetorical use. According to the article, "She has watched and listened to some 300 Trump rallies during his campaign and presidency, many of them multiple times, in writing a book-in-progress titled “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump". They also said, "She believes Trump is a rhetorical genius and a demagogue, noting the latter term has not always been considered pejorative". 



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