Place as argument in the rhetoric of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly

This article analyzes speeches from Day 1 of the 2023 United Nations General Assembly general debates to identify a rhetorical model of place-based argumentation that recognizes the impact of talking from and about a place. Such rhetorical strategies may enhance public deliberations on the international stage. Examples are used to highlight place-based arguments that recognize the inextricable linkages among economic, environmental, and cultural practices that influence and are influenced by global factors, how the rhetoric of differentiated inclusivity can articulate intercommunity and intracommunity relations, and how the inclusion of rhetoric of displacement can enhance speakers’ credibility when talking about places.