Othering and Polarization. Biden vs. Trump
Creators
- 1. Assistant Professor of TEFL, Islamic Azad University, Tehran North Branch./Ph.D. Candidate of Anthropology, University of Tehran.
- 2. Master of English Translation, Islamic Azad University, Tehran North Branch. Iran
Description
This paper aims to draw your attention to an ever-growing issue, “Othering”, in most societies, especially the United
States of America, and the crucial role of political leaders on people in their society, and as a result, in the global village. Considering
the aim of this research, a most heard political discourse, the first presidential debate of the United States of America in 2020,
between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, was analyzed based on Faircloughian critical discourse analysis in terms of othering. The
three-dimensions of Faircough’s model, description, interpretation, and explanation, were applied on the debate to compare and
contrast the two representatives of the two main political parties of the United States of America. The results of the research are
described or, if possible, are shown in terms of percentages in tables and a figure. To conclude, based on the findings in this corpus
comparative study Joe Biden had a better performance in terms of othering in comparison with Donald Trump in all dimensions of
this study, at the first presidential debate in 2020.
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