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Exploring Ideological Narratives: A Critical Linguistic Study of Trump and Obama Selected Speeches

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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The present study aims at analyzing the linguistic, and argumentative strategies employed in Trump's speech (2017) in Saudi Arabia and Obama's speech (2009) in Cairo to represent some of their ideologies. The questions that this study attempts to answer are related to the two political leaders' use of linguistic strategies, argumentative patterns and tools to validate their ideologies and visions. To answer these questions, the current study adopts different models and approaches: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and the argumentative patterns by van Eemeren (2013). Moreover, this study reveals how Trump and Obama employ certain strategies to represent and legitimize their ideology and policy to win the audience support. Both Obama's and Trump's speeches highlight their commitment to addressing security threats, promoting peace through cooperation, and encouraging Muslim-majority countries to take proactive measures in combating terrorism. Their ideology, as articulated and implied in the speech, centers on the principles of partnership and a shared goal of defeating extremism to ensure stability and security in the region.

DOI

10.21608/hies.2023.425607

Keywords

Discourse Analysis, Argumentation, CDA, Trump, Obama, narrative ideology, Political Speech

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Ahmed

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Affiliation

Canadian International College

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dinaahmedsaher@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

02

Article Issue

01

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55486

Issue Date

2023-04-01

Receive Date

2025-05-03

Publish Date

2023-04-01

Page Start

36

Page End

63

Print ISSN

2812-5533

Online ISSN

2812-5541

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HIES_Volume 02_Issue 01_Pages 36-63.pdf

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2,436

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Publication Title

Helwan Journal of English Studies

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https://hjes.journals.ekb.eg/

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Exploring Ideological Narratives: A Critical Linguistic Study of Trump and Obama Selected Speeches

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04 May 2025