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A CRITIQUE ON RHETORICAL DEVICES USED BY PAKISTANI POLITICIANS TO INCREASE THEIR VOTE BANK A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF URDU NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).01      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).01      Published : Jun 2024

A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline

Abstract

    This research study has investigated how Pakistani politicians use rhetoric in their addresses during the election campaigns 2024 to persuade their voters. The sole purpose of this research is to discover the dimensions and power of Rhetorical devices used by Pakistani politicians for their personal objectives. It has explored how politicians grab the attention of the public by using rhetorical choices in their discourses. The best and most frequent uses of Rhetorical devices by politicians are antithesis, allusion repetition, hyperbole, metaphor amplification, alliteration, parallelism, symbolism, allegory, and imagery. The current research study employs the Power, Ideology, and Manipulation Identification (PIMI) model, a novel problem‐ oriented tool designed for the systematic examination of political discourse. This model integrates and adapts elements from two established analytical frameworks (Chilton & Schäffner, 1997; van Dijk, 2006) and is rooted in the theories and methodologies of Critical DiscoursemAnalysis (CDA).

    Political Discourse, Use of Rhetoric, Manipulation, Influence, PIMI Model

    (1) Badal Ram Marwari
    Lecturer, Department of English, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Mir Allah Dino
    Senior English Teacher, Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan School, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Rahmat Ullah
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Iqra University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Marwari, B. R., Dino, M. A., & Ullah, R. (2024). A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline. Global Political Review, IX(II), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Marwari, Badal Ram, Mir Allah Dino, and Rahmat Ullah. 2024. "A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline." Global Political Review, IX (II): 1-15 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MARWARI, B. R., DINO, M. A. & ULLAH, R. 2024. A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline. Global Political Review, IX, 1-15.

MHRA

    MHRA : Marwari, Badal Ram, Mir Allah Dino, and Rahmat Ullah. 2024. "A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline." Global Political Review, IX: 1-15

MLA

    MLA : Marwari, Badal Ram, Mir Allah Dino, and Rahmat Ullah. "A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline." Global Political Review, IX.II (2024): 1-15 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Marwari, Badal Ram, Dino, Mir Allah, and Ullah, Rahmat (2024), "A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline", Global Political Review, IX (II), 1-15

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Marwari, Badal Ram, Mir Allah Dino, and Rahmat Ullah. "A Critique on Rhetorical Devices Used by Pakistani Politicians to Increase their Vote Bank A Critical Discourse Analysis of Urdu Newspapers' Headline." Global Political Review IX, no. II (2024): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).01