The psychiatrization of the opponent in polemical context
Résumé
his paper deals with a variant of the ad hominem argument that challenges the opponent’s mental health. Semi-technical terms borrowed from psychiatric paradigms (such as autistic, paranoiac, hysterical) are thus appealed to in order to disqualify the opponent. Based on three examples from polemical discussions on political issues, we investigate what kind of behavior triggers such accusations, how they are justified, and how they are handled by the speaker to whom they are addressed.
Étude de l'utilisation de mots issus du vocabulaire de la psychiatrie ("parano", "hystérique", "autiste") dans le discours politique à des fins de discrétisation de l'adversaire.
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