Monday, October 1, 2012

sentences and paper topic

So from Rhetoric website I chose four sentences from the campaign adds I'm analyzing for the paper:
Mitt Romney - "Too Many Americans" http://youtu.be/_HjDCHbtXHQ
And Barack Obama - http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2012/?adv=Too+Many+Americans+-+Mitt+Romney+-+Sep+27
Antirrhesis - Rejecting reprehensibly the opinion or authority of someone
Example: "Romney's not the solution. He's the problem." - Obama Video
Climax - arrangement of words in order of increasing importance
Example: "Too many Americans...struggling to find work...pay check to paycheck...living in poverty...on foodstamps" - Mitt Romney video
Epitorchasmus - to touch rapidly on one point then another
Example: "When Mitt Romney led Bain, hundreds of plants, factories, and stores were shuttered. Workers saw wages slashed, jobs sent over seas. Romney made a fortune." - Obama Video
Simile - Explicit comparison
Example: "Obama and I both care about the poor and middle class. The difference is, my policies will make things better for them." Romney video

I'm either going to analyze and compare strategies in these two videos or just analyze one depending on how much time I have... :)

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