Why Trump Lost and How? A Rhetorical Explanation

Hart, Roderick P.

doi:10.1177/0002764221996760

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“…Nevertheless, leader response can turn the crisis into an opportunity to rise to the challenge; or it can lead to a missed opportunity if a leader ignores the severity of the crisis in their charismatic rhetoric. For example, Trump was divisive, dismissive of the COVID-19 crisis, and focused on his own ego which may have cost him reelection (Hart, 2022).…”

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Charismatic rhetoric, perceptions of charisma and narcissism, and voting behavior: Leadership under crisis

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Although research recognizes the influence of charismatic leadership and rhetoric, their practice in differing contexts and the moderating role of narcissism is understudied. Using a mixed-methods approach, we explore the effects of crises on the way a narcissistic leader employs charismatic rhetoric, and the way charismatic leadership is viewed by followers as they select leaders during a national crisis. In Study 1, we investigate former President Donald Trump’s response to threats to his social power during times of crisis. Content analysis of Trump’s speeches revealed that he used less charismatic rhetoric overall and more self-focused rhetoric during crisis periods, an unexpected outcome given existing findings in the literature. In Study 2, we explore followers’ responses to Trump’s perceived charisma. Three matched waves of data examined responses about perceived charisma, importance placed on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, and leader choice. Findings from Study 2 suggest that crisis influenced perceptions of charisma and voting behavior, with leader narcissism playing a moderating role. Overall, our findings have implications for understanding the role of crisis in charismatic rhetoric and how narcissism and leader charisma influence followers’ voting behavior.

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“…The studies on diction issues had been done by researchers previously, such as analyzing diction in mass media texts (Delfia, 2017;Hart, 2022). Then, diction analysis in poetry texts (Anindita & Satoto, 2017;Passandaran, 2019).…”

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Use of Diction in Monster Inc Movie

Antonio Constantino Soares,

Rika Purnama Sari,

I Gusti Ayu Agung Wira Premagitari

2022

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The research aims to describe the selection and use of vocabulary, the use of word morphological and syntactical aspects and the use of figurative language, especially the speech of the Monster Inc movie’s actors. This study used the descriptive qualitative method. The data was taken from the movie of Monster Inc. The data was analyzed based on Miles’ theory, namely data condensation, data display and drawing a conclusion. The results show that non-standard words, informal, showing stronger impressions, and emphasizing certain information tend to use in the movie. Morphologically aspect, words are used in the form of reduplication of words and phrases to emphasize what is being conveyed. Also, it was found that there is no affixation, reduplication, or compounding. Furthermore, syntactically aspect, most sentences are delivered in interrogative sentences, command clauses, complete sentences, exclamations, incomplete sentences, informative sentences, complete informational sentences, ungrammatical sentences, and complex sentences. The last figurative language used in several scenes is idiomatic phrases, metaphors, personification, and similes.

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“…Following the tumultuous 2020 Presidential election, scholars have examined Presidential communications to dissect their role in the electoral outcome. Hart notes that while Trump's speeches were three times longer than Biden's, they were less effective due to his paranoid style (Hart, 2022). While Trump indulged his ego with rhetoric about grievances and victimhood, Biden, in contrast, kept a lower profile and focused on voters and mobilizing the vote.…”

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COVID‐19 and 2020 presidential election speeches: A content analysis of pandemic campaign rhetoric

Hatcher,

Ginn

2024

World Med & Health Policy

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This study examines how public health issues were communicated during the 2020 US presidential campaign, particularly those concerning the global COVID‐19 pandemic. Using content analysis, we examined the available campaign speeches of the two major candidates, Donald Trump and Joseph R. Biden. We examined how the candidates discussed the COVID‐19 pandemic and vital areas of public health in those speeches. Analysis of these speeches found little discussion on healthcare in general and little to no discussion on the vital areas of public health. We also found that COVID‐19 statements were not as prevalent as we anticipated, given the unprecedented scope of the pandemic. Even during a pandemic, public health matters received very little attention during a Presidential campaign. Public health topics accounted for less than 1% of the content in candidates' official speeches. Given that elites help increase knowledge of public health concerns and influence policy, the lack of attention given to the pandemic in the 2020 general election cycle is surprising, if not alarming.

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Why Trump Lost and How? A Rhetorical Explanation

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Charismatic rhetoric, perceptions of charisma and narcissism, and voting behavior: Leadership under crisis

Charismatic rhetoric, perceptions of charisma and narcissism, and voting behavior: Leadership under crisis

Use of Diction in Monster Inc Movie

COVID‐19 and 2020 presidential election speeches: A content analysis of pandemic campaign rhetoric

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