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June 20, 2026Argumentation and Advocacy

The postmortem enthymeme: Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation as argumentation

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MNMeredith Neville-Shepard

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Overview

Rhetorical analysis explores public reactions to Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation, suggesting its broader implications in societal values.

Key Points

  • This essay aims to understand why certain self-immolations, like that of Mohamed Bouazizi, gain public attention while others fade away.
  • Conducted a rhetorical analysis of English-language news coverage regarding Bouazizi’s self-immolation.
  • Explored the concept of the postmortem enthymeme to understand audience engagement and interpretation.
  • Investigated the role of hegemonic values in determining the significance of self-immolation acts.
  • Public reactions to Bouazizi’s act illustrated the power of audience interpretation in shaping relevance.
  • The postmortem enthymeme reveals the significance of societal assumptions and values in interpreting extreme acts.
  • Findings indicate that not all self-immolations receive equal recognition due to the varying societal interpretations.

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Meredith Neville-Shepard (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362e1edb0793dc1a535f5ehttps://doi.org/10.1080/10511431.2026.2686912
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