{"product_id":"politics-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-9781032393124","title":"Politics Lies and Conspiracy Theories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolitics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exciting and original work is the first to apply cognitive linguistics to the analysis of political lies and conspiracy theories, both of which have flourished in the internet age and which many argue are threatening democracy. It unravels the verbal mechanisms that make these different truths so effective and proliferative, dissecting the verbal structures (metaphor, irony, connotative implications, etc.) of a variety of real-life cases concerning politicians, conspiracy theorists, and influencers. Marcel Danesi goes on to demonstrate how these linguistic structures switch on or switch off alternative mind worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students of cognitive linguistics and will enrich the studies of any student or researche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Lies and Conspiracy Theories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLies and Lying \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLies and Hate Speech\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConspiracy Theories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetaphor and Deception\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Deconstructing Political Lies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceptual Metaphors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetaphorical Framing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitically Motivated Lies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Korzybski Effect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Da Vinci Code Effects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConspiracy Thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConspiracy Theories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMind Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCognitive Dissonance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Fake News and Pseudo-Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFake News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisinformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePseudo-Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Mythic Lies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMythologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral Metaphors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Channels of Spread\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spoken and Written Word\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Cognitive Linguistic Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Central Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeural Circuitry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning the Switch Off\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019026661719,"sku":"9781032393124","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032393124.jpg?v=1750779079","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-9781032393124","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}