Mitigation Strategies in Prabowo Subianto’s Taking the Turn on the Program “Presiden Prabowo Menjawab”
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https://doi.org/10.17977/um087v3i22026p100-118Keywords:
Political Discourse, Mitigation Strategy, Turn-TakingAbstract
Public political interviews require effective turn-taking management and mitigation strategies to ensure that communication proceeds smoothly, politely, and harmoniously. Although both topics have been widely studied, research linking them in public political interviews remains limited. This study analyzes the use of mitigation strategies based on Caffi's perspective in President Prabowo's taking the turn, grounded in Stenström’s turn-taking theory, during his interview with Najwa Shihab. Using a qualitative document analysis, data from three interview videos were transcribed, coded, and categorized in MAXQDA. The results show that in taking the turn, President Prabowo employed all three types of mitigation strategies, namely “bushes”, “hedges”, and “shields”, with “bushes” being the most prevalent. In his interruptions, he also used all three strategies, again dominated by “bushes”. Overall, the findings indicate that he employs mitigation strategies in a complex manner to reduce potential conflict and lower tension in public political interactions.
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