An Ideological Analysis of Persuasion in Biden’s Speech on Environmental Crisis

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  • Assist. Lect Hamsa Samaa وزارة التربية/ مديرية تربية محافظة واسط

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https://doi.org/10.31185/eduj.Vol53.Iss1.3687

Abstract

This study seeks to delve into Biden's speech on climate change. The objective of this study is to analyse the intended ideas and fundamental characteristics of the American President Joe Biden's political speech presented at the virtual leaders' conference on climate opening on April 22, 2021. His speech has been collected from www.whitehouse.gov. In order to reach the central goal of the study, critical discourse analysis is employed as a main theoretical framework to examine the speech. The analysis of the selected data is conducted by drawing upon van Dijk’s four ideological strategies; actor description, consensus, number game as micro strategies and positive self-presentation as a macro strategy.  The findings of the study revealed that this speech has its idiosyncratic characteristics and that language is used considerately to unveil the implicit ideologies of the speaker as a political leader. The president uses the aforementioned strategies to persuade the international world of his power and influence in dealing with major concerns, one of which being climate change.

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Online Sources

Remarks by President Biden at the Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Opening Session | The White House

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Published

2023-11-27

How to Cite

Samaa, A. L. H. . (2023). An Ideological Analysis of Persuasion in Biden’s Speech on Environmental Crisis. Journal of Education College Wasit University, 53(1), 691-698. https://doi.org/10.31185/eduj.Vol53.Iss1.3687