F. Hahn's 'Political Communication Rhetoric, Government, And Citizens'

In Chapters 5-7 of Political Communication Rhetoric, Government, and Citizens by Dan F. Hahn, the author talks about different concepts. Hahn talks about the elements of craftsmanship and how it makes up form. Elements of craftsmanship include rhetoric, brushstrokes, the colors and texture. Hahn talks about politics and how it is dealt with. Politics is dealt with today’s actions that will affect the outcome of tomorrow’s reaction. Also, it deals with speculations, hypotheses and arguments. Hahn relates politics to rhetoric by mentioning how politics is dealt with. Rhetorical form is an overlooked element. Hahn talks about perspective and form. Language is used to tell us something about the person. According to rhetorical theorist Richard Weaver, he believes that a person’s political position can be found in the person’s way of thinking. President Reagan was used as an example to support the theory. The nouns that politicians’ used tells us which parts of the world they find relevant. Hahn talks about the politicians’ characteristics that is expressed by the people and he examines how language …show more content…
Political lies are in some way not lies. There are 4 ways in which political lies are in some way not lies. Euphemisms are words that improve things by making them sound better. An example of euphemism include the 1992 presidential election. Even though euphemisms help improve things, it can also make things worse. This is known as dyseuphemism. An example would be Bush Sr expressing his opinion of the leader Iraq. Weapons relates to both euphemism and dyseuphemism. Neutralization is a euphemism word for assassination. Simplifications are used in politics; mostly in political slogans. Hahn talks about generalizations versus the scientific process of induction reasoning. Politicians use the art of saying nothing. There are multiple ways of saying nothing. Some examples include memorable phrases, earnestness, grand vision and