Jurilinguistic convergence in the analysis of manipulative speech strategies of pseudo-healers: suggestive potential and legal risks

The subject of the research is manipulative speech strategies used by quacks during suggestive influence on citizens, as well as their legal consequences in the context of contemporary Russian practices against fraud. The analysis focuses on the mechanisms of suggestion that create a distorted picture of reality for the recipient and subordinate their behavior to models constructed by the performer. The study covers lexical, semantic, and pragmatic characteristics of the relevant texts that determine the structure of speech influence. Special attention is given to the legal assessment of such impacts, including the complexity of proving intent, establishing a causal link between verbal pressure and property damage, and identifying markers significant for qualifying actions under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The subject of the research integrates linguistic, psychological, and normative aspects, allowing for a multidimensional understanding of the nature of quackery as a socially dangerous phenomenon. The methodology of the research relies on jurilinguistic analysis, which includes a cognitive-discursive approach, elements of psycholinguistics, comparative-legal method, and linguo-pragmatic description of suggestive strategies identified in judicial and communicative practices. The scientific novelty of the research lies in justifying jurilinguistic convergence as an effective tool for analyzing the manipulative speech strategies of quacks, based on suggestive mechanisms that create a cognitively distorted perception of risk and opportunities for the recipient. The study proposes a comprehensive typology of linguistic and pragmatic markers relevant for qualifying actions under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the first time, as well as identifying criteria that allow for the distinction of suggestive impact from traditional forms of deception. It concludes that it is necessary to consider the dynamics of verbal pressure and emotional-psychological factors when assessing intent and the social danger of actions. The practical significance of developing jurilinguistic expertise and improving legal regulation aimed at identifying and suppressing pseudo-medical activities that use suggestion as a means of obtaining material benefits is emphasized.

jurilinguistic convergence, jurilinguistics, speech manipulation, suggestion, false healing practices, fraud, law, manipulative speech strategies, legal risks, case law