Apocalyptic argumentation

IF 0.6 Q3 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Argumentation in Context Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI:10.1075/jaic.22007.eri

A. Eriksson

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Abstract

Our time is an apocalyptic time, but the argumentation in this apocalyptic time has hardly been studied by scholars of argumentation. This article shows how both Donald Trump and the jihadist warriors of ISIS appeal to an apocalyptic worldview in their argumentation. The three topos of evil, time and authority from Stephen O’Leary’s Arguing the Apocalypse are used in the analysis. Both Trump supporters and jihadist warriors see themselves as fighting for God and their enemies as representing evil forces. For scholars of argumentation the role of arguments woven into narratives that become whole worldviews needs to be studied more thoroughly.

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世界末日的论证

我们的时代是一个世界末日时代，但这个世界末日时代的论证几乎没有被论证学者研究过。这篇文章展示了唐纳德·特朗普和伊斯兰国圣战战士如何在他们的论证中诉诸世界末日世界观。本文运用了斯蒂芬·奥利里《论证启示录》中的“邪恶”、“时间”和“权威”三个命题进行分析。特朗普的支持者和圣战战士都认为自己是在为上帝而战，他们的敌人是邪恶势力的代表。对于辩论学者来说，需要更彻底地研究编织在叙事中的论点在成为整体世界观中的作用。

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Journal of Argumentation in Context COMMUNICATION-

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1.80

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Argumentation in Context aims to publish high-quality papers about the role of argumentation in the various kinds of argumentative practices that have come into being in social life. These practices include, for instance, political, legal, medical, financial, commercial, academic, educational, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication. In all cases certain aspects of such practices will be analyzed from the perspective of argumentation theory with a view of gaining a better understanding of certain vital characteristics of these practices. This means that the journal has an empirical orientation and concentrates on real-life argumentation but is at the same time out to publish only papers that are informed by relevant insights from argumentation theory.