Obesity is a chronic condition associated with risk factors for many medical complications
and comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer, osteoarthritis …

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative
approach to analysing political discourse. Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of …

The detection of hate speech and fake news in political discourse is at the same time a
crucial necessity for democratic societies and a challenge for several areas of study …

This paper has a dual purpose: it both seeks to introduce the other works in this issue by
illustrating how they are related to the field of argumentation as a whole, and to make clear …

In light of the ongoing public controversy surrounding fashion sustainability, this paper sets
out to identify misalignments that relate to the definitions of sustainable fashion. It does so by …

Obesity and being overweight could be real chronic conditions above all if there are other
complications such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia …

From the start of Barack Obama's presidency in 2009, conservative populist groups began
fomenting political fractiousness, dissent, and surprising electoral success. The Tea Party …

This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of the UK government's 'Change4Life'
antiobesity social marketing campaign, which uses colorful cartoon characters and …

There are emotively powerful words that can modify our judgment, arouse our emotions, and
influence our decisions. The purpose of this paper is to provide instruments for analyzing the …

Why are personal attacks so powerful? In political debates, speeches, discussions and
campaigns, negative character judgments, aggressive charges and charged epithets are …