“The Economist” has become a very prominent figure in the Discourse of Economics. From the eyes of John Swales, The Economist has masterfully captured readers through their website and magazine, “The Economists”, created a specific lexis (which further separates the Discourse from the general public,
Mr. Gann is answering the questions as posed in the prompt. Within the economic discourse community, “The Economist” (a ‘Paul Volcker’ of sorts) who uses a specific lexis (a rather confusing one at that), thus segregating their community from us ‘normal people’. We feel something like Lilliputians when confronted with such men. Interesting stuff.