Presupposition Triggers

Question 1

What do we know about Donald Trump 1946?

Answer 1

• 45th president of the US 2017-2021
• First US president with no prior military or government service
• Only American president to have been impeached twice
• Travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, construction of a wall on the US/Mexico border, policy of family separation for apprehended migrants, withdrew many regulations on environmental protections, cut taxes for individuals and businesses, withdrew US from the IRan nuclear deal, met Kim Jong-un, reacted slowly to the Covid-19 pandemic

Question 2

What kind of language does Trump use?

Answer 2

He uses the language of the common man, Trump can be trusted to serve the common people’s interests because he speaks like them, not sophisticately

Question 3

What are the four peculiarities of Trump’s inaugural address?

Answer 3

1- Deviating from the traditional nature of the address
2- Christian/ religious references
3- Bringing campaign rhetoric into the inaugural address
4- Not unifying the nation