Discourse Accommodation and the Possibility of Fallacy: An Analytical Study of Escape Discourse in Arabic Heritage

Discourse Accommodation and the Possibility of Fallacy: An Analytical Study of Escape Discourse in Arabic Heritage

Section: Article
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 22 (2026): issue 22
Published
Mar 1, 2026
Pages
1026-997

Abstract

This research examines the impact of logical fallacies on discourse accommodation in Arabic heritage contexts through Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT). The study analyzes how speakers strategically employ fallacies to accommodate their discourse for achieving objectives such as influencing audiences, reducing tension, and managing power relations. Using selected examples from Arabic heritage texts involving escape discourse and survival situations, the research applies an analytical methodology focusing on verbal, emotional, and social dimensions of accommodation strategies.


The findings reveal that speakers in critical situations successfully utilized fallacies as strategic tools for discourse accommodation. The analysis demonstrates how fallacies enhanced survival prospects, facilitated relationship management with dominant parties, and mitigated crisis intensity. The study shows the flexibility of Arabic discourse in employing convergence and divergence strategies, revealing speakers' expertise in managing communicative challenges. This research contributes to understanding Arabic heritage discourse and accommodation methods, offering a new framework for analyzing the relationship between traditional Arabic communication and contemporary linguistic theories

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Jassim Khairy Haidar

Directorate of Education in Maysan / Maysan - Iraq

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جاسم خيري حيدر. (2026). Discourse Accommodation and the Possibility of Fallacy: An Analytical Study of Escape Discourse in Arabic Heritage: Discourse Accommodation and the Possibility of Fallacy: An Analytical Study of Escape Discourse in Arabic Heritage. Journal of Education for the Humanities, 6(22), 1026–997. Retrieved from https://jeh.uomosul.edu.iq/index.php/jeh/article/view/62391
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