To be forewarned is to be forearmed --- Great analysis of Trump's speech with this succession of devices after each utterance, Eric, thanks! Interesting link too.

Although Trump was extreme in his accusations, as you can see, these framing devices are in common use and we should always remain alert to how belittling, othering and other forms of attack are expressed. Sometimes the more subtle they are the less we notice them, and the more vulnerable we are to their influence

Source author: Biljana Scott biscott@diplomacy.edu