in class rhetorical analysis
Im going to go ahead and start and compare Corbett to to cowboys fans. The entire video he talks about his past accopmplshments and doesn’t even touch on the future. Stop dwelling on the past.
introduction: In this post I will be conducting a rhetorical analysis on the following two campaign videos. (Copy and paste videos). We watched these videos during class and worked as a class to come up with examples for each context, purpose, message, ethose, pathos, and logos.
Pennsylvania has been voting democratic for the past few years consistently.
Background on what democrats and republican parties.
Republican : prolife, protecting guns, religion, wary of immigrants, money. Cut taxes on rich don’t really help the poor. Not much respect for women and miniorities.
Democrats: tax the rich to fund social programs such as planned parenthood and welfare, main role of government is to protect its citizens, level planning field for everyone, pro choice, antiwar, gun control. Accused of not holding true to the American ideal and giving out handouts to the lazy, empty promises.
Response
Rhetorical analysis
Research question
Corbett
Context: 2014 governors election. Republican He already holds office. Running for re election.
Purpose: to persuade and inform.
Message: Re elect me as governor. Kept my word
Ethos: Man of the people. Kept his word.
Logos : Relies more on logic and reason he is like a cowboys fan talking about the past and not about what they are going to do in the future.
Pathos: republicans. Could say he is playing off of peoples fear. Republicans want a reduced government and they are scared the government will have too much power.
Says reduced: 6
Says Save: 2
He is trying to appeal to the people by wearing casual clothes and showing a video of him talking to them and walking with them. He is trying to save his ass.
Reduce flaw in welfare
Saving tax payers money
Reduce spending
Don’t raise taxes
I would not vote for him based on this short video because all he talked about was money and as I agree with him this is an important part and a problem he is just not relatable hes wealthy but this is not everything! There are so many more problems like climate control and education.
Corbett underfunds schools! He has different priorities and he has most def proven that is true these past four years.
Wolf
Context: 2014 governors election. Democrat running for first time election.
Purpose: to persuade and inform
Message: Elect me as governor. Different fresh start!
Ethos: His employees and family back him up. He refused his car and donated his salary. Donated 20%-30% of his business profits back into the company. MIT schooling. Jeep. Peace corps.
Logos: His rhetorical choice was having his employees and family talking the most.
Relies more on emotion
Could argue this backfired because he didn’t show himself as a leader.
Pathos: Blue collar worker. Plays on the emotion of hope. Everyday people back him maybe I should too.
Relatable J
Family orientated! He talks about hwat he does differently! He makes it seem like he actually cares by sacrificing his own salary and cars and all of the other perks. They are unnecessary for him! He makes it seem like he is more down to earth and includes his family talking about him which is cool.
I would vote for him because he seems like someone who cares about the people and the state very much. Honeslty I had done some research into these two candidates before watching these clips so I could make an accurate vote that was true to what I believed and I stand behind tom wolf on most of his stances on major topics and controversies.
tom wolf- reduce green house gas emission
expand use of clean energy
womens health care
Increase income eligibility requirements for those accessing home and community-based care.
Im going to go ahead and start and compare Corbett to to cowboys fans. The entire video he talks about his past accopmplshments and doesn’t even touch on the future. Stop dwelling on the past.
introduction: In this post I will be conducting a rhetorical analysis on the following two campaign videos. (Copy and paste videos). We watched these videos during class and worked as a class to come up with examples for each context, purpose, message, ethose, pathos, and logos.
Pennsylvania has been voting democratic for the past few years consistently.
Background on what democrats and republican parties.
Republican : prolife, protecting guns, religion, wary of immigrants, money. Cut taxes on rich don’t really help the poor. Not much respect for women and miniorities.
Democrats: tax the rich to fund social programs such as planned parenthood and welfare, main role of government is to protect its citizens, level planning field for everyone, pro choice, antiwar, gun control. Accused of not holding true to the American ideal and giving out handouts to the lazy, empty promises.
Response
Rhetorical analysis
Research question
Corbett
Context: 2014 governors election. Republican He already holds office. Running for re election.
Purpose: to persuade and inform.
Message: Re elect me as governor. Kept my word
Ethos: Man of the people. Kept his word.
Logos : Relies more on logic and reason he is like a cowboys fan talking about the past and not about what they are going to do in the future.
Pathos: republicans. Could say he is playing off of peoples fear. Republicans want a reduced government and they are scared the government will have too much power.
Says reduced: 6
Says Save: 2
He is trying to appeal to the people by wearing casual clothes and showing a video of him talking to them and walking with them. He is trying to save his ass.
Reduce flaw in welfare
Saving tax payers money
Reduce spending
Don’t raise taxes
I would not vote for him based on this short video because all he talked about was money and as I agree with him this is an important part and a problem he is just not relatable hes wealthy but this is not everything! There are so many more problems like climate control and education.
Corbett underfunds schools! He has different priorities and he has most def proven that is true these past four years.
Wolf
Context: 2014 governors election. Democrat running for first time election.
Purpose: to persuade and inform
Message: Elect me as governor. Different fresh start!
Ethos: His employees and family back him up. He refused his car and donated his salary. Donated 20%-30% of his business profits back into the company. MIT schooling. Jeep. Peace corps.
Logos: His rhetorical choice was having his employees and family talking the most.
Relies more on emotion
Could argue this backfired because he didn’t show himself as a leader.
Pathos: Blue collar worker. Plays on the emotion of hope. Everyday people back him maybe I should too.
Relatable J
Family orientated! He talks about hwat he does differently! He makes it seem like he actually cares by sacrificing his own salary and cars and all of the other perks. They are unnecessary for him! He makes it seem like he is more down to earth and includes his family talking about him which is cool.
I would vote for him because he seems like someone who cares about the people and the state very much. Honeslty I had done some research into these two candidates before watching these clips so I could make an accurate vote that was true to what I believed and I stand behind tom wolf on most of his stances on major topics and controversies.
tom wolf- reduce green house gas emission
expand use of clean energy
womens health care
Increase income eligibility requirements for those accessing home and community-based care.