From truman to trump: the ethos of presidents of the united states in speeches at united nations organization general assembly

Authors

  • Érico Lima de Oliveira Doutorando em Direito Internacional pela USP - Mestre em Ciências pela Universidade de São Paulo e em Direito Internacional pela University College London - Defensor Público Federal
  • Mariana Sebalhos Jorge Doutoranda em Direito Internacional pela USP - Mestre em Direito Internacional pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46901/revistadadpu.i12.p407-424

Keywords:

Rhetoric, International Right, Ethos, Persuasion

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the ethos of presidents of the United States of America in speeches delivered at the UN General Assembly, from President Harry Truman to President Donald Trump. At first, an analysis of the rhetoric in the construction of ethos will be performed, as the character of the speaker, as the image that it transmits to his audience. Thus, the analysis of the means of persuasion, of the essential characteristics of the speaker, and the existence of a pre-discursive ethos and a discursive ethos will be fundamental for a second analysis of the ethos of the American presidents. Rhetoric is an important tool used in international law, through which countries establish their relations, their interests, and their negotiations in the international system.

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Published

08-11-2019

How to Cite

Lima de Oliveira, Érico, & Jorge, M. S. (2019). From truman to trump: the ethos of presidents of the united states in speeches at united nations organization general assembly. Revista Da Defensoria Pública Da União, (12), 407-424. https://doi.org/10.46901/revistadadpu.i12.p407-424

Issue

No. 12 (2019): Federal Public Defender´´'s Office Journal

Section

HUMAN RIGHTS

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