Application of Inductive Discourse Themes in Presidential Candidate Debates of the 14th Administration from the Perspective of the Intelligent Discourse System; Case Study; Fifth Debate

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Department of Persian language and Literature, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 M.A. in Linguistics, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

In this research with descriptive- analytic method and case study approach , it’s tried to analyze the fifth electoral debate among fourteenth presidency candidates, based on intelligent discourse system, from the viewpoint of employing the topics of manipulation discourse. Based on Findings in this debate, six topics of manipulation discourse; admiration, encouragement, personality destroying, swear and undertaking, caution and self- praise have been used, in which the encouragement with 49 items and swear and undertaking, admiration and caution, each one with nine items, have the most and the least frequency, respectively. As well, it’s shown that in the talking of Ghazizade Hashemi and Jalili, respectively, the most and the least rate of changing and Varity of manipulation discourse have been seen and also in the third time and the first time of candidates talking time, respectively the most and the least Varity and changing of manipulation discourse have been seen.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 25 May 2025
  • Receive Date: 02 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 24 May 2025
  • Accept Date: 25 May 2025