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Propaganda


            On the morning of September 11, 2001, America was hit hard by a series of terrorist attacks. Several planes were hi-jacked, and three of these planes were driven into America's most symbolic and significant structures - the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Since then, America has come together to rebuild the nation and to fight back the acts of terrorism. George Bush, as our president, has taken the initiative to lead us through this difficult time and to keep us strong to build up the motivation and confidence that we need to undertake the upcoming obstacles. .
             In the speeches that Bush has made, he's been updating and informing us on what's to expect of the future. The speeches that he has addressed contain several means of persuasion also known as propaganda. These works can be geared toward good causes as well as bad. Some different techniques and types of propaganda are name-calling, plain-folks appeal, and argumentum ad populum (stroking), and these each have their own way of persuading an audience. Bush's "Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People" portrays these many techniques, and he uses these to shape our attitudes on the present events.
             One of the many techniques of propaganda is name-calling, words of bad connotation, which literally means "calling them names." In Bush's speech, he uses this technique by saying that "the terrorists are traitors to their own faith," and he also includes that they are "enemies of freedom." Bush used these words and the technique of name-calling to describe what the terrorists do and what they"re about. By saying that they"re traitors of their own faith, the Muslim religion, implies that they"re traitors of peace because that's what the Muslims represent. By saying that they"re enemies of freedom is to recognize how they terrorized a nation who wants nothing but to encourage the pursuit of liberty. Bush's purpose was also to emphasize that the terrorists have no concern for even the most innocent of people - those who long for peace and freedom.


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