1. Analysis of Presidential Crisis Rhetoric
... that has been consistently mentioned is how the commander-in-chief relies heavily on scapegoating, victimage, the portrayal of a wicked enemy, along with forms of antithetical identification in order to rally citizens behind them and their policies (Bostdorff 223). Through antithetical identification strategies, Presidents encourage Americans to work against foreign foes as the commander-in-chief. The president will often emphasize the threat of the enemy posed to American citizens and depict ... responsibility and guilt onto themselves or onto their country (Bostdroff 225). Tests of na...
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