The Bullshit Doctrine: Fabrications, Lies, and Nonsense in the Age of Trump
Guided by the concept of bullshit, broadly defined as a deceptive form of rhetoric intended to distract and/or persuade, we examine how fabrications and false statements— when crafted and distributed by the president of the United States—impact not only foreign policy making and implementation but a...
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| description | Guided by the concept of bullshit, broadly defined as a deceptive form of rhetoric intended to distract and/or persuade, we examine how fabrications and false statements— when crafted and distributed by the president of the United States—impact not only foreign policy making and implementation but also erode democratic norms. Unconstrained by reality, and seemingly driven more by celebrity and showmanship than a genuine desire to govern, we argue that President Trump’s penchant for bullshit is part of a concerted strategy to sideline critics while simultaneously undermining the ongoing investigations into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russian government. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56c46f31ed474deeb8449c570d55fa092022-12-21T20:19:38ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2018-03-01381The Bullshit Doctrine: Fabrications, Lies, and Nonsense in the Age of TrumpLars J. Kristiansen0Bernd Kaussler1School of Communication Studies James Madison UniversityDepartment of Political Science James Madison UniversityGuided by the concept of bullshit, broadly defined as a deceptive form of rhetoric intended to distract and/or persuade, we examine how fabrications and false statements— when crafted and distributed by the president of the United States—impact not only foreign policy making and implementation but also erode democratic norms. Unconstrained by reality, and seemingly driven more by celebrity and showmanship than a genuine desire to govern, we argue that President Trump’s penchant for bullshit is part of a concerted strategy to sideline critics while simultaneously undermining the ongoing investigations into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russian government.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/5067 |
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