Ukraine as a Manipulative Topic in D. Trump’s 2024 Convention Speech

Abstract

Due to its social significance, political discourse is one of the topical issues for a great number of linguists [3, p. 27]. It is an important tool for influencing public opinion and shaping political decisions. The rhetorical techniques used in political discourse help politicians achieve their goals, persuade the audience, and manipulate information. For governments or leaders, public speaking is an important way to show statesmanship and eloquence. It is a means of attracting groups of people who come from different classes [2, p. 11]. Yulia Astuti compares language to a weapon used by politicians to gain people’s belief. In other words, politicians arm themselves with decorated language which is made as influential as possible since they know that voters, although not all of them, judge the politicians and create perceptions about them through the language they produce [1, p. 1].