Are Our President Learning? Unpacking the Enthymematic Connections in the Speech Mistakes of President George W. Bush

Autor/inn/en	Quinlan, Margaret M.; Bates, Benjamin R.
Titel	Are Our President Learning? Unpacking the Enthymematic Connections in the Speech Mistakes of President George W. Bush
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 10 (2010) 1, S.3-12 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1471-3802
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Dyslexia; Presidents; Language Impairments; Disabilities; News Reporting + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; President; Präsident; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Handicap; Behinderung; News report; Reportage
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to explore public interpretations of President George W. Bush's speaking errors. One interpretation of Bush's speech mistakes offered in the media is that he may have dyslexia. Therefore, we explore how an enthymeme using markers of dyslexia as a sign of bad leadership has been used to frame Bush's speaking errors. We provide an analysis of an exemplar of how Bush's speech errors are represented in the media. Our exemplar is the desktop calendar "George W. Bushisms: The Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President." We demonstrate that this text focused on common indicators of dyslexia, that is, speaking errors, to position Bush as a "bad" and "stupid" leader. Finally, we offer conclusions and implications that this study has for our understanding of politics and disabilities. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10