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Explaining anti-democratic Rhetorical Tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Views represent my research, not my university.

Jul 31, 2020, 9 tweets

It was a busy week of Demagogue For President book promoting! (a thread)

First, on Sunday there was this amazeballs @Folly_and_Glory review of the book in WaPo: Review | A deep dive into President Trump’s doublespeak and other rhetorical tricks washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-deep…

On Monday there was this great profile: How Donald Trump's Rhetoric Jazzes His Base ... And Splits the Nation theelementsofwriting.com/mercieca/ via @amstillwriting

Tuesday I chatted with @ianmastersmedia (donate to the KFPK fund-drive and get a free copy of the book): ‘July 28, 2020 - Rebecca Roiphe | Jennifer Mercieca | Garrett Epps’ on #SoundCloud #np soundcloud.com/user-830442635…

Wednesday I chatted with @pescami: The virus is coming from inside the House. slate.com/podcasts/the-g… via @Slate

On Thursday I had a brief soundbite on All Things Considered: Top Republican Officials Turn Down Trump's Idea To Delay November Election npr.org/2020/07/30/897…

My press is running a 20% off discount code through August 15:

Save 20% off Demagogue for President with code: RHET20

Order here: tamupress.com…/978162…/demagogue-for-president/

Next week I'll chat with @TexasStandard and . . . more TK (I hope. DM me! xoox)

And I'll be doing an author-meets-readers book club event in the next few weeks--deets soon!

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