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Political linguistics is the study of language as a tool of persuasion in politics, especially speeches and campaigns. It examines the effects of slogans, mass media, debates, and propaganda. [1]

Patrick Henry's famous message to the Virginian government convincing them to send troops to aid in the Revolutionary War. An early use of political linguistics.

There are strong relationships between political linguistics, social linguistics, and media linguistics.

International Negotiations

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Political linguistics are particularly insightful when looking into international negotiations. These are complex events where language and culture barriers may occur.[2] Question framing is the forming of questions to elicit certain responses.[2] This is exceedingly useful in negotiation as it can lead opponents down a certain line of thought.

References

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  1. ^ Chi, Luu (February 2016). "The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion: How Politicians Make "Fetch" Happen (Part I)". JSTOR Daily – via JSTOR Daily.
  2. ^ a b Bell, David V.J. (1988-07). "Political Linguistics and International Negotiation". Negotiation Journal. 4 (3): 233–246. doi:10.1111/j.1571-9979.1988.tb00468.x. ISSN 0748-4526. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)