Donald trump Vs. the lies

These past few days Donald trump has suffered a huge set back during his campaign, women have been making multiple accusation against him that through the years he has been sexually assaulting them. When really these are lies conjured up by Hillary Clinton campaign and other people trying to slander Donald trump’s name and prevent him from winning the presidential election. Before this election there has been no talk about trump sexually assaulting anyone then, coincidentally the moment that the end of the presidential debate nears one women makes these accusations against him. But, where were these women before the debate, what made them come now. Another suspicious thing about this entire scandal is that these women filed a civil suit against Mr.trump, instead of filing a criminal suite like most rape victims. For those who don’t know, a civil suite means that these women are suing trump for money instead trying to put him in jail his alleged crimes. Plus, they have no proof of trump hurting these women, except one recording of him talking to billy bush about how he wanted to kiss this girl that he was with for the show days of our lives. But, just because someone says something doesn't mean they necessarily did it. And since this scandal happened Donald trump's polls has dropped and many of the republicans has stopped backing him.

So, because there is no proof, these women decided to sue him for money, these claims only surfaced recently and these allegations have only helped Hillary Clinton in the race by ruining Donald trump's name. The allegation made against Donald trump are false and are only made to ruin his name.

Campaign 2016: One Big Action Movie

Often times, ads on TV, especially political ads, can be boring and bothersome. However, the ads that are actually interesting capture a viewer’s attention one way or another. Politicians constantly use T.V. ads to inform voters about their policies or even bash their opponents. In January, Ted Cruz released a very attention grabbing T.V. ad entitled “Invasion.” Cruz’s ad explains his stance on immigration. Compared to other political ads, Cruz’s really stands out in its presentation. Cruz uses a variety of film techniques similar to an action movie, such as slow motion and sound contrast, to emphasize his argument and captivate audiences.

The first 45 seconds of his 1-minute ad shows a variety of people running across what is supposed to be the Rio Grande River. In this very dramatic and action movie like scene, all of the people running across the river are wearing suits and other professional business clothing. The constant use of slow motion video clips adds to the excitement and suspense. The slow motion in the ad gives it an extra feeling that can only be described as an action movie. The use of slow motion gets the viewer revved up and excited. As the viewer watches this wonderful display of athleticism by the businessmen and women, dramatic, action movie style music plays in the background. The constant crescendos and decrescendos add to the action of the clips and highlights when the ad reaches its climax. The introduction takes a very slow approach and the music slowly increases speed as it brings the view to the apex of the ad. The music begins to die down around 45 seconds where it shows a clip of Ted Cruz from one of the GOP debates. He says, “If I am elected president, we will triple the border patrol, we will build a wall that works and we will secure the border.” As he says this, the extra-diegetic music dies down and fades away. The fading music causes the viewer to listen very attentively to his final argument at the end. The action movie style presentation and sound effects help strengthen Ted Cruz’s argument by captivating viewers and getting them to pay attention to what he is saying.

The Failure of Donald Trump's Attack on Bush

One of the most interesting logical fallacies that appeared in Donald Trump's campaign was from September of last year because it blew up in his face not only because it was a clearly baseless attack on a candidate but also because the candidate used it to make himself look better.
In the second televised Republican debate, it was made clear that Donald Trump and Jeb Bush did not get along. Out of their many confrontations, the most entertaining moment was when Trump tried to bring Bush down by mentioning his brother, George W. Bush.

"Your brother and your brother's institution gave us Barack Obama," says Trump. "And it was such a disaster those last three months that Abraham Lincoln couldn't have been elected."
Here Trump is using guilt by association to make Jeb Bush seem unfit to be president because he is close with a former president Trump and (he assumes) most of the audience believe was a bad leader. However, Trump seems to be out of touch with the beliefs of the audience.
"As it relates to my brother," says Bush. "There's one thing I know for sure: He kept us safe."
The crowd cheers for Jeb Bush and for their fond memories of his brother. The time immediately after 9/11, George W. Bush's 'shining moment,' seems to still have a profound impact on Republicans today. Jeb Bush even references the very speech where George W. Bush won America's favor, standing with an arm around a fire fighter, standing in the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
Donald Trump obviously did not expect it, and Jeb Bush likely did not expect it either, but Trump's guilt by association technique against Bush turned into a glory by association fallacy, winning over the audience for his rival.

Donald Trump: Emperor Non Sequitur

In the Presidential Race, Donald Trump has said a plethora of logical fallacies. In the 2nd Republican debate, the moderator brought up a quote Donald Trump said about Carly Fiorina in an interview for Rolling Stone. In reference to Fiorina Trump said, “look at that face, would anyone vote for that, can you imagine that, the face of our next President.”

Donald Trump executed a very nice, yet very hurtful, non sequitur. Trump insinuated that because Fiorina is “unattractive,” she would make a bad president. This faulty cause and effect relationship is what makes an argument a non sequitur. A candidate's appearance has absolutely nothing to do with how good of a president they would be. Those two things are entirely unrelated and Donald Trump’s connection is completely unjustified. Trump tried to defend himself by saying he was talking about Fiorina's "persona." His defense was a little too late and because everyone knows what he actually meant. This insult just adds to the variety of insults and illogical arguments Donald Trump has made over the course of Campaign 2016.

Republican Live Debate #1

In the Republican debate, Kasich attacks Donald Trump by saying that his immigration plan is silly. Donald Trump appeals to his own ethos by saying, "I've built a brilliant company worth billions and billions of dollars. I don't have to hear from this man." While it is true that Donald Trump's company is worth a lot of money, his appeal to ethos impacts him negatively I think because he is making himself seem superior to others based off fiances.

Round One: Colbert Vs. The GOP

As of September 8th, Stephen Colbert became the new host of the Late Show on CBS. There is no better time to be a late night talk show host than during election season. Last Tuesday Colbert talked politics and poked fun at a few GOP candidates. Colbert uses a creative combination of comedy and factual evidence to publicize current events in a convincing and funny manner.

Towards the beginning of the show he calls the presidential race the “Hungry for Power Games.” He then proceeds to wear a blue wig and eyebrows imitating the look of the news reporter Caesar Flickerman from the Hunger Games. He then goes on to say, “Last week the games lost a brave fighter in Rick Perry, I’d like to say he has gone to a better place, but he lives in Houston.” He announces political news but he does it in a funny and appealing way. Colbert then says that the “Games” lost another tribute, Scott Walker. Scott Walker justified his withdrawal by saying, “I was sitting in church yesterday and the pastor’s words reminded me that the bible is full of stories of about people who are called to be leaders in unusual ways, today, I believe that I am being called to lead by clearing the field.” Then, Colbert goes on to point out that two months ago, Walker announced his candidacy by saying “running was God’s calling… I am certain: This is God’s plan for me.” Colbert then says, “In other words god said, I have chosen you Scott Walker, to- SIKEEE!” After bashing Walker for a few more minutes Colbert finishes off by saying, “now he returns to Americas dairy land, having learned that America’s voters are Walker Intolerant.” Colbert uses evidence and quotes from candidates as well as well written puns to make political news fun.

Up next, Colbert introduces Donald Trump. Colbert discusses campaign funding with Trump and how raising money for campaigns can have negative effects. Trump stated that wealthy people who fund politician’s campaigns “own” those politicians. That is why Trump is paying for his own campaign; he doesn’t wish to be “owned.” Colbert then asks Trump if he ever “owned” any politicians. Colbert uses this casual political banter to see if he can get the inside scoop on who Trump “owned” in the past. A little over halfway into the show, Colbert asks Trump if he believes Obama was actually born in the U.S. Trump avoids the question and says he doesn’t worry about those things anymore, he says he is focuses on the real problems with jobs and the issues in the Middle East.

Colbert’s wit and creativity makes his show appealing and funny. His next challenge is to live up to David Letterman’s reputation on the Late Show.

The Elusive Carly Fiorina

Toward the beginning of the GOP debate last Saturday, Carly Fiorina was asked about whether or not she would be "comfortable with Donald Trump's finger on the nuclear codes". After she was asked this, she broke down an earlier part of the question where they called out her statement on Trump being an "entertainer", rather than the actual question at hand.
           She used this opportunity to put a nice example of logos on the table, as she said that the "judgement and temperament of every single one of us is revealed over time" in response to the bringing up of another earlier statement of hers saying that Trump's temperament is off. By doing this, she's trying to bring down the viewers' views on how effective Trump would be in office and, in turn, raising their view of hers. This is a genius way of doing so, and I've gotta commend her for figuring that out.