Rhetorical Appeals
What is the easiest appeal to spot?
Pathos
“Who would you vote for—someone raised in a working-class neighborhood who has the support of Joe the Plumber or some elitist whose daddy sent him to a fancy school?”
Plain Folks
Name the four most significant pigs in Animal Farm.
Old Major, Squealer, Snowball, and Napoleon
What does the Windmill represent?
Hopes and dreams for a better future
Famously known as the "Father of _____ literature".
Dystopian
What is ethos?
Appeal to trustworthiness, credibility, and authority
The sheep chanting "Four legs good, two legs bad" over and over.
Bandwagon
Why did Orwell kill Boxer?
To show that the working class, no matter how loyal and dedicated, will always be betrayed by the people in power.
What does the falling of the windmill represent?
The destruction of dreams. Achievable dreams that can never be achieved under dictatorship.
What is dystopian literature?
A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian.
Which rhetorical appeal is used most commonly in our book? How?
Pathos
In politics, decorating a stage with red, white, and blue flags and bunting; in advertising, using pleasant or wholesome settings as the backdrop for print or video ads.
Transfer
What was the last rule that was changed on the original seven commandments? Why was it changed?
What does Mollie represent?
The upper class or rich citizens of any country.
What was Orwell's point of view in Animal Farm?
People in power will always be corrupt.
What is an author or speaker asking for when they use ethos?
Trust
Pigs don't get milk and apples= Mr. Jones will come back
Slippery Slope (Bad Logic) and Unwarranted Extrapolation
Explain the significance of the final rule in Animal Farm.
Answers vary.
Explain the phrase "Donkeys live a long time".
Benjamin represents those who do not care to partake in politics.
This phrase shows how Benjamin has seen change and revolution come and go, with no lasting result. Everything always remains as it was.
What was Orwell's purpose in writing this text?
He wanted to warn the average citizen about how they are manipulated and controlled.
What appeal is dependent on looking clean and dressing nice?
Ethos
Well, if I give one to you, I have to give one to everybody else.
Slippery slope (bad logic)
Which rhetorical appeal was used by Squealer in his first speech?
Ethos
"You cannot imagine that we pigs are doing this in the spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples."
What is Napolean named after?
Reminiscent of the French dictator, the name reminds us that people who go on to gain absolute power, become focused on their own needs and desires. Like Napoleon, he becomes an autocratic ruler who thinks only of how he wants to rule and what he wants to be done.
What experiences led Orwell to write Animal Farm?
He was a soldier against the Communist regime.