CDA in Framing Religiosity and Critical Thinking: The Indah G Show Featuring Cinta Laura Podcast
Keywords:
Critical Thinking, Discourse, Discursive Strategies, Podcast, ReligiosityAbstract
This thesis examines discursive strategies in the podcast episode Lack of Critical Thinking Skills in Indonesian Society Ft. Cinta Laura Kiehl on The Indah G Show YouTube channel. The episode discusses critical thinking as lacking in Indonesian society due to factors like language skills, economic conditions, religiosity, and collectivist culture. However, research on the link between religiosity and critical thinking remains limited. This study focuses on how religiosity, as mentioned in the podcast, influences critical thinking. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, this research applies Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine the podcast’s discursive strategies. The findings reveal that The Indah G Show frames religiosity and critical thinking through problematization, critique of religious education, delegitimization of religious leaders, highlighting religious intolerance, linking religious thought to social stagnation, and rhetorical questioning. The discursive strategies identified include generalization and cultural comparison, rhetorical questions, critique of religious authority, memorization versus understanding, euphemism, and personal narratives. The Indah G Show podcast employs multiple strategies across textual, discursive, and social dimensions to frame religiosity as a potential barrier to critical thinking. The study aims to explore how these two topics offer insights into this specific aspect of the broader issue.
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