Fallacies in Famous Speeches

"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate."

This is a turn of phrase. It gives the audience a sense of empowerment like they have voice. It gives them motivation. The essay uses so many fallacies because it is what makes you want to be on JFK's side of arguements and possibly thinking ahead to the next election.

"Duck and Cover"

The over message of the video is that you should know how to protect yourself from atomic bombs. We know this because it spends the whole video on instructing you how to do so. The covert message is that policeman and other city volunteers are how socities function. It always shows these people as helpful in a time of need in the video, giving them some ethos. In the video they use plain folk, because they show atleast one situation that relates to you.

"Destination Earth"

The overt message in this video is that Americans are the most advanced society in the universe, and everyone else should be jealous. We know this because the whole thing is talking about how we have petroleum and cars and that makes us more advanced. The covert message is that you should by a car. They don't directly state this, but it talks about how amazing they are and how they can help you become more productive. It uses glittering generalities because everyone is happy and there are no red lights or anything.

"Clampdown"

This song is talking about discrimination in WWII. You can see this in the lines that mention "jews" and "blue-eyed" men. Its talking about Hitler clamping down their lifestyles. The music helps push the song forward making it seem more intimidating and important.

"Its the best years of your life they want to steal". This is an example of rhetoric. The word steal has a negative connotation making it feel like the "clampdown" is a bad, unequitable power. This backs up their arguement of the negative clampdown.

Quotations Propaganda

http://www.overalltech.net/pub/Quotations-Propaganda.pdf  Choose four quotes that you like and understand from this document (identify them by number you don't have to write them all out). Choose one of the four quotes from this document to analyze. Don't just pick the first one. You need to find one that you understand and can analyze in depth, using real world or personal examples as support for your views. Be sure to relate what they are saying to what we are talking about in terms of propaganda, persuasion, rhetoric, and argument.

My Four Quotes: #340, 343, 355, and 359

Quote 359: "To make rancid food edible, chefs douse it with spices. To make horrible things palatable to the public, it’s necessary to dress them up in euphemism."

This quote is saying that you need both rhetoric and argument to get a point accross. You may have a bad basis (rancid food), but if you cover it up then people won't pay attention to whats underneath all the "fluff". I have had classmates who have missed project parts they were responsible for, and that is how they have presented their explanation to their group. They are trying to persuade the group to understandt their arguement so that, they wouldn't get in so much trouble. Using euphemism is a sort of rhetoric that also allows for propaganda.