IDEOLOGI DAN KEKELIRUAN LOGIKA ELON MUSK DI X: ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS = ELON MUSK’S IDEOLOGY AND LOGICAL FALLACY ON X: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

SISKA ERLINA ASMIN. Elon Musk’s Ideology and Logical Fallacy on X: A Critical Discourse Analysis (supervised by Ery Iswary dan Prasuri Kuswarini). An argument from an expert point of view is normally a conjecture pattern of argument, which means that it brings an unsettled probative value to a conversation. But a conjecture argument of this type is powerless, it means that they are cases to collapse at some later element in the conversation. This research aims to investigate Elon Musk’s ideological representation, a logical fallacy in his arguments, and the impact of his ideological representation using Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional framework and T. Edward Damer’s code of intellectual conduct. This research applied a descriptive qualitative method with CDA analysis. The result of this study demonstrated that Elon Musk's ideology is predicated on his faith in the transformative potential of technology and his dedication to tackling global issues. This study also showed the big impact of Elon Musk’s power relation ideology used as a tool to influence media and society. However, the analysis also showed 13 forms of fallacy found in Elon Musk’s post on X, which shows that most of Elon Musk’s fallacies are he does not provide a relevant reason and mostly ignores and attacks the opponent’s arguments or points of view. The implication of this research for the researcher especially those who focused on Linguistics, argumentation, and critical discourse analysis is to provide relevant information related to Elon Musk’s ideological representation, logical fallacy, and the power behind Elon Musk’s argumentation that giving a high impact on media and society.

Keyword : Elon Musk, CDA, Bourgeois Hero, Logical Fallacy, False Consciousness, X