A betrayal discourse is a low-cost outbidding strategy leveraging shared communal narratives

Evidence

The first strategy is the use of a discourse of betrayal. Such language often involves emotional appeals and may have particular resonance at the intra-group level since it can connect with a community-wide repository of myths, historical narratives and symbols. It constitutes a lowcost means of communication; since the context is widely known, little energy is expended on background information. Instead, disproportionate energy can be devoted to opinion and interpretation. Accusations of betrayal (‘endless stream of concessions’ (DUP, 2001)) and affective appeals (‘have a heart for Ulster’ (DUP, 1998b)) featured prominently in DUP election literature during the peace process. — Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Roger Macginty, Ethnic Outbidding and Party…, 48

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collective wills crystallize from countless micro-discursive acts; Discourses form coherent wholes through interlocking statements sharing strategy; Choosing an outgroup’s language is perceived as ethnic betrayal — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1292 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Choosing an outgroup’s language is perceived as ethnic betrayal #exemplifies (0.90) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1292
• Collective wills crystallize from countless micro-discursive acts #expands (0.78)
• Discourses form coherent wholes through interlocking statements sharing strategy #expands (0.75)