[ENGL 309C] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (97 pages long!)
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Professor of communication and rhetorical studies at idaho state university. Depends on the personality and expression of one central person. Audience is the end or object of the speech. Fundamental principle: repetition of a few points: hitler"s single target: scapegoating (i. e. the jew) The big lie (i. e. the ends justifies the means) Forums for propaganda: huge plazas like nuremburg, films (i. e. entertainment used to emphasize scapegoat) Propaganda: the distortion of truth claims in argumentation. Truth claims are best identified and substantiated by responsible rhetorical arguments, based on the following (from most important to least): being (definition) defining the terms , cause and effect/consequences, relationship (resemblance or analogy, authority. Hitler"s key points for repetition: the diktat" of versailles harsh order or treaty of versailles at end of wwi, the corrupt and cowardly weimar government government that sued for peace at the end of wwi. Old definition orthodoxy (ortho + doxy = straight meaning/opinion/doctrine: change ideas or opinions; psychological influence.
