Good Rhetoric: A good rhetor is weather he can persuade the public and whether he/she succeeds.
Hitler was able to gain the trust of many and he persuaded a huge amount of people. Even though his ideology was unethical he convinced many to follow and believe in him.
Bad Rhetoric: A Bad rhetor is someone you can not persuade and whether he is ethical or unethical
The bad rhetor in the first scene of the movie would be the top aide for the health and human service. Even though smoking can be clearly known that it is unethical the top aide is shown as a bad rhetor because he was not able to persuade the audience.
Unethical Rhetoric: Unethical rhetoric would be if the rhetoric used actions to persuade others for a negative cause.
Hitler is a pure example of an unethical rhetoric. He persuaded everyone that it was Jews fault that the economy was going downhill. Hitler’s ideology is known to be unethical. His objective was to eliminate the Jewish population.
Ethical Rhetoric: A rhetor who is persuading for a good cause cause
The head chief of the health and human services is also shown as a bad rhetor, however an ethical one as well becuase smoking is unethical.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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