THE PRACTICE OF PRESUPPOSITION IN CRITICAL DISCOURSE ON FREE NUTRITIOUS EATING PROGRAMS: A PRAGMATIC STUDY ON PLATFORM X

Abstract

Criticism of public policy on social media is not always conveyed directly, but can be built through presuppositions that place certain assumptions as information that is considered to have been known together. This study examines the practice of presupposition in comments criticizing the Free Nutritious Eating Program (MBG) on Platform X. The research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with an interpretive orientation. Data in the form of 90 public comments were purposively selected and grouped into three parts of the analysis, namely 60 data to identify six types of presuppositions based on  (Yule, 1996), data to identify social and artistic criticism based on (Boltanski & Chiapello, 2005), and 10 data analyzed in an integrated manner using the theory of presupposition, criticism, and Appraisal (Martin & White, 2005). The results showed that all six types of presuppositions were found. Presupposition triggers present assumptions about the circumstances, actions, and causal relationships that are the basis for the speaker to deliver criticism. Social criticism questions the safety of beneficiaries, managers' profits, and budget priorities, while artistic criticism highlights coercion, restrictions on freedom, and closed dialogue spaces. In the ten integrated analysis data, presupposition triggers build on the assumptions underlying criticism, while criticism orientation shows the problems highlighted, both socially and artistically. Systems Appraisal show how the speaker evaluates the problem through Attitude Dominated Judgment, take a position against other views through Commitment Dominated Disclaim Counter, as well as strengthening evaluation through Graduation which includes Force Intensification and Force Quantification. These findings suggest that presupposition practices also shape the way speakers evaluate and express their rejection of MBG policies. The results of the study are limited to the interpretation of selected data and are not intended to describe the proportion of categories in the overall comments on Platform X.