Donald Trump Argument For America Essay

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I always wonder the presidential election this year -- how did Trump get elected? In addition to the fake news stories and lies inundating social media, Trump’s political ads became another bullet hitting people’s hearts. Browsing through the website of political ads of 2016 presidential election, it seems that Trump’s ads always have absurd and intriguing covers with funny names, which reminds me of the “clickbait”, in some degree. Yet, the ad “Donald Trump’s Argument for America” really grasped my attention; it contains the technique of repetition with melodic music making sympathetic environment, which contrasts between normal people and the people in power and offers a simple solution towards the current national issue. This ad demonstrates Donald Trump’s opinion towards the corrupt and careless political establishment of the Democrats which resulted in economic losses, and says the only …show more content…

These scenes form an absolute contrast, as if to say, “these people in power are relentless without any compassion, unlike you guys with passion and faith -- the hope of America.” And it is implied that Trump is the savior who can not only reveal the filthiness of the politics, but also pulls them out from the mud. In addition to that, the ad contributes almost half of the time to introduce how fragile the society is and how these false policies undermine people’s good; however, in the end, he simply says,“The only thing that can stop this corrupt machine is you. The only force strong enough to save our country is us.” In the other words, instead of offering several complex and provisional policies, Trump gives the easiest and the most tangible answers to these supporter, which is themselves. The sentence is just like a bright light for those people searching for the truth. In this way, people will have more confident in Trump’s argument and

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