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Political Power Plays
Characteristics
Utopia Rules
100

Literally

Meaning exactly what is stated

100

Logos

An appeal to logic or reason

100

Kingdom

The dominion or domain ruled by a king

100

Persuasive 

being able to lead another person to act ina  certain way or to believe a particular idea; convincing

100

Inspire

(spir)

Inspire: To fill someone with the urge or ability to feel something

(spir) - breath; blow into; spirit


200

Satire

Literally or dramatic work that ridicules or makes fun of people's weaknesses or foolish behavior; caricature; parody

200

Pathos

An appeal to emotion

200

Social Class

Division of society on socioeconomic basis; a place in a hierarchy and the behaviors associated with it

200

Manipulative

able to change facts, numbers, a situation, or others' beliefs or emotions; unfairly to benefit oneself for some other purpose; cunning; scheming; devious; sneaky

200

Aspire

seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal

300

Allegory

Device artists use to convey messages of morality or spirituality through concrete characters, things, events; a symbolic story or narrative

300
Ethos

An appeal to character or credibility (ethics)

300

Communism

Political and economic system in which the government makes property owned and controlled by the public 

300

Deceptive

being able or attempting to make someone believe something that is not true; intentionally misleading; false; dishonest

300

Maxim

a short expression of general basic truth or rule of conduct (motto)

400

Dystopian

Relating to an imagined state of society in which there is great suffering and injustice

400

Claim

A statement that is proven or defended

400

Scapegoat

A person who is blamed for someone else's wrongdoing

400

Loathsome

Disgusting; detestable 

400

Commandment

an order or directive

500

Orwellian

relating to work of George Orwell; especially the abuses of language by the leaders of society such as in Animal Farm and 1984; literature about a government that has complete control over the public's lives

500

Alternate (claim)

From a different perspective

500

Cult of Personality

phenomenon of a leader using language, media, and persuasive propaganda to create an ideal heroic image of themself

500

Win(some)

-some

Winsome: charming; appealing; attractive

-some: characterized by

500

Barren

Without vegetation or life; unable to reproduce


Antonyms: fertile, fruitful, productive