Deception Strategies in the Discourse of American Think Tanks: An Argumentative- Pragmatic Analysis

Deception is a misrepresentation of reality that attracted many researchers examining it from various perspectives. However, no due attention has been given to the discursive deception strategies in work think tanks. This study aims at exposing deployed conservative American tanks’ discourse which concern itself with (re)production socio-political realities. The holds significance detection and explication argumentative pragmatic impose ideological hegemony polarization positively presented Self against negatively Other. attempts answer twofold question: what are involved tanks, why/how these applied? To this end, eight political texts three tanks were analyzed adopting an eclectic model based on van Dijk (2000) Yule (1996). data mainly focuses four themes namely (1) terrorism Islam, (2) Russian role Middle East, (3) Israeli-Palestinian conflict, (4) U.S. policy East. results demonstrate pervasiveness endeavor communicate positive presentation negative Other reinforce particular Findings can be beneficial for students (critical) analysis, media, communications studies, English special purposes