Donald Trump believes that we should deport all undocumented immigrants to help better America as a country. In a recent interview he specifically targets Mexicans.
Here, Trump uses the rhetoric, in particular, an appeal to pathos to convince Americans that Mexicans are bad people. He says "They [Mexico] aren't bringing their good people here. They aren't bringing you [American citizens]." By saying this Trump is appealing to the emotions of American citizens, making them feel better about themselves to have an inferior look down on Mexicans. Trump is also inferring that his audience are all hard workers. This gives his potential voters a good feelings about not only themselves, but Trump as a president. Trump also uses inclusive words like "you" "we" and "us." These words appeal to a strong sense of nationalism. They make his American audience feel as though Trump cares about them dearly. This rhetoric is effective when persuading voters to vote for you.
I like the inclusion of the words "you" "we" and "us" in your analysis, which was something that I didn't catch personally, and you're completely right. Although one thing I noticed that you didn't put into this analysis, and I'm not sure if you wanted to go on with your argument in the first place, but it was his preposition for solving this whole ordeal, i.e. the wall. A lot of it appeals to ethos, hyping up himself and his perceived abilities to deal with the world around him.
ReplyDeleteI like the inclusion of the words "you" "we" and "us" in your analysis, which was something that I didn't catch personally, and you're completely right. Although one thing I noticed that you didn't put into this analysis, and I'm not sure if you wanted to go on with your argument in the first place, but it was his preposition for solving this whole ordeal, i.e. the wall. A lot of it appeals to ethos, hyping up himself and his perceived abilities to deal with the world around him.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you explained how exactly the words Trump uses can be perceived and interpreted by audience members-- giving the audience something to feel superior can be an extremely effective rhetorical strategy. It's scary how someone as "out-there" as Trump is able to utilize these strategies and devices to gain the support of so many voters.
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