Critical stylistics : persuasive perspectives in presidential speeches

الملخص EN

Emotionally and intellectually, language is a central factor of our existence in this world, affecting us separately and cooperatively in all aspects.

Politics is a dominant area that exists in the real world.

Sometimes from the political attitudes, we stick to the options we construct.

Politicians regularly make full use of language innovatively with the intention of affecting their recipients' emotions and having their faithfulness.

This paper sheds new light on the representation of persuasive indicators in political speeches, interpreting them in terms of critical stylistics bearing in mind that persuasion is part of discourse power.

In view of this, persuasion can be detected according to the criteria of critical stylistics.

It is hypothesized that it is possible to apply critical stylistic views to examine power relations and how such relations lead to persuasive stances.

To investigate the validity of this hypothesis, Bush's three selected political speeches were selected as samples