Political Mavericks: Crossing the Line for Approval Change: such a simple concept can inspire millions to take action to become involved in the creation of a better future. Politicians see how powerful this word is and use it to their advantage. People become more discontented with the past as it applies to the present less and less; and politicians have been taking advantage of the overall dissatisfaction. As more and more people become unhappy with the current political system, the idea of politicians who don’t perfectly adhere to the established guidelines of the two-party system becomes more appealing. It is these anti-establishment types of political mavericks who have become more successful in modern times as society shifts further …show more content…
The assonance with “make” and “great” make the slogan more memorable, which helps it stick in the mind of those who hear it. Trump’s slogan uses the word “America,” which certainly appeals to the pathos of more patriotic Americans, his voter demographic, as it stirs up extremely nationalistic emotions. Trump, who very clearly believes that the state of the nation is rather poor, is also implying that the current Democratic president, Barack Obama, has not done his part to make the United States flourish, and he suggests that another Democratic president, such as Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton, is unlikely to improve the country any more than Obama has. Trump has more aggressive undertones in his slogan, which is very characteristic of his personality as someone who is willing to directly challenge his opponents,which is a key difference between the two candidates. Trump’s campaign focuses more on attacking the other candidates and political parties, as evident in his slogan, whereas Sanders’ slogan is more focused on his central idea of …show more content…
So many people in the world, let alone in America, watch various shows on the television, and commercials have more or less become accepted as part of the viewing experience. Donald Trump is one of many presidential candidates who have taken advantage of the ability to broadcast a commercial either to promote himself or to attack his political opponents. His commercial “Donald Trump’s Argument For America” effectively does both, starting in his traditional style with a series of dark pictures of his political opponents, particularly Hillary Clinton, and ending with a series of overall lighter images of himself. Darker images generally have an evil or bad connotation, whereas lighter images have a more optimistic, uplifting connotation. Trump used this juxtaposition to contrast Clinton and himself, associating her with darkness and maliciousness and himself with opportunity and goodness, effectively painting himself in a better light than
Jonathan Kozol revealed the early period’s situation of education in American schools in his article Savage Inequalities. It seems like during that period, the inequality existed everywhere and no one had the ability to change it; however, Kozol tried his best to turn around this situation and keep track of all he saw. In the article, he used rhetorical strategies effectively to describe what he saw in that situation, such as pathos, logos and ethos.
Despite there being hundreds of video game releases every year, most of these games are unoriginal and therefore unplayable. There are countless video game genres, but one of the most popular genres in the past few years have been the zombie games, also called survival games. I was thoroughly convinced that all the games in this genre were clichéd and overdone, until I played the video game The Last of Us. Even though it is a survival game, the focus is not on gruesome zombies or gratuitous violence, making it already vastly different from the others. Instead, the focus is on telling a story. Between the gorgeous graphics, serene music, and flawless acting, it already goes beyond being just another “zombie game,” but this isn’t even accounting
In 102 Minutes, Chapter 7, authors Dwyer and Flynn use ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to the readers’ consciences, minds and hearts regarding what happened to the people inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Of particular interest are the following uses of the three appeals.
Throughout the course of this novel, Ishmael Beah keeps the readers on the edge of their seat by incorporating interchanging tones. At the beginning of the novel, the tone can be depicted as naïve, for Beah was unaware to what was actually occurring with the rebels. Eventually, the tone shifts to being very cynical and dark when he depicts the fighting he has endured both physically and mentally. However, the most game changing tone is towards the end of the novel in chapters nineteen and twenty. His tone can be understood as independent or prevailing. It can be portrayed as independent because Beah learns how to survive on his own and to take care of himself. At the same time, it is perceived as prevailing and uplifting because Beah was able to demonstrate that there is hope. Later in the novel, Beah travels to
In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
Politics is dirty and competitive and has not changed between 1879 and 2018. It is a complex system of jargon, charm, facts, and lies. Mark Twain’s “The Presidential Candidate” satirically expresses the essence of both old-world and modern politics as a presidential candidate who blatantly tells the truth of his wrongdoings. As a politician, one must be an open book. Their life must be truthfully written on the pages for the readers to analyze and evaluate their credibility as leaders. “The Presidential Candidate” resonates both in 1879 and 2018 with his use of humor, use of diction and use of subtlety.
It is very common in the United States’ political sphere to rely heavily on T.V. commercials during election season; this is after all the most effective way to spread a message to millions of voters in order to gain their support. The presidential election of 2008 was not the exception; candidates and interest groups spent $2.6 billion on advertising that year, from which $2 billion was used exclusively for broadcast television (Seelye 2008). Although the effectiveness of these advertisements is relatively small compared to the money spent on them (Liasson 2012), it is important for American voters to think critically about the information and arguments presented by these ads. An analysis of the rhetoric in four of the political campaign commercials of the 2008 presidential election reveals the different informal fallacies utilized to gain support for one of the candidates or misguide the public about the opposing candidate. Presidential candidate Barack Obama, who belongs to the Democratic Party, broadcast the first commercial we will analyze, the title is “Seven” referring to the seven houses his opponent John McCain owns; Barack Obama tries to engage pathos which refers to the audience of the message (Ramage et Al. 2012) utilizing a form of fallacy known as “appeal to pity”, this fallacy tries to “appeal to the audience’s sympathetic feelings in order to support a claim that should be decided on more relevant or objective grounds” (Ramage et al.
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
Political science first emerged as an academic discipline towards the end of the 19th century and mainly focused on formal institutions, structures and organizations within government (Theodore Rosenhof, 1). However, at the end of the 1920’s this approach towards institutions began to be revised. Soon a behavioral approach towards government surfaced which focused on electoral patterns and voting behavior (Theodore Rosenhof, 1). In using this approach, many academics recognized an alarming amount of movements and change across the state resulting in a dynamic, rather than a stagnant, political network. These establishments and generalizations made by academics eventually culminated in what is presently known as the realignment theory (Theodore Rosenhof, 1).
Have you seen any of the recent campaign advertisements that have been published by the 2016 presidential candidates? Presidential candidates are known for campaigning through different media outlets, such as television advertisements, social media, and their party rallies. In these advertisements, the candidates bash their opponents and try to show you why you should vote for them, and why you should not vote for their opponent. Hillary Clinton’s advertisements have really stood out to me and have been able to grab my attention. Particularly the “Role Models” video, which displays young children watching Donald Trump make discriminatory and offensive comments on the television screen.
There are two ways to get rid of the causes of factions, or political parties. The first way of removing these causes is to destroy the liberty essential to their existence. The second way to get rid of the causes is to give everyone the exact same o...
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April of 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of several civil rights activists who were arrested in Birmingham Alabama, after protesting against racial injustices in Alabama. Dr. King wrote this letter in response to a statement titled A Call for Unity, which was published on Good Friday by eight of his fellow clergymen from Alabama. Dr. King uses his letter to eloquently refute the article. In the letter dr. king uses many vivid logos, ethos, and pathos to get his point across. Dr. King writes things in his letter that if any other person even dared to write the people would consider them crazy.
Donald Trump promoted his campaign messages and propaganda by utilizing Twitter, instilling fear, using appeal to emotions instead of intellect or fact, and capitalizing on post-truth. Additionally, Chomsky notes to attain successful propaganda, “You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. Its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something: Do you support our policy?” (19) Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” has little to no meaning in it. It describes no actual acts he will orchestrate to promote his plan and is hardly an arguable statement. He created a slogan
Trump delivered this speech to his supporters to further prove to them that he deserves to be President of the United States. Trump used many rhetorical devices to try to convince the public that he would make a much better Hillary Clinton. Donal Trump uses facts and statistics and examples to effectively persuade his supporters that he would make the best president for this
Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of modern parties (both in US and other countries) behave not up to this noble standard. They promise a lot to get elected, but when they come to power they forget many of their election promises. Such behavior has simple explanation – the main goal of any modern party is to be elected. In many cases promises represent only a convenient propaganda tool. Probably the best description of irresponsibility of modern politicians was provided by Frances E. Lee in 2013”: ““Political irresponsibly” means taking little interest in the immediate or short-term policy consequences of one’s actions and instead looking with hope toward a future electoral victory. Irresponsibility in politics takes many forms. But, in general, it means a failure to make a good faith effort to participate constructively in legislative problem solving. Irresponsible politicians can always allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. They can champion unrealistic initiatives that are “all gain and no pain,” such as new tax cuts or government spending without regard for fiscal balance” (Lee, 2013, p.