Throughout all kinds of text, writers and speakers strategically use different tactics and diction when looking to address a certain topic in a way that will impact the way people think and act upon a specific subject. Whether the text has a purpose of persuading or simply is for mere enjoyment, writers will intentionally use these tactics to their advantage to get a point across or to invoke emotion into a touchy or risky subject. In modern society, a touchy subject may include politics. Evidently, countries are shaped by the actions of their leaders, and the future of that said country is developed through the perspectives that citizens have upon their leader. Take into account, for example, the reputation that President Barack Obama has
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His life experiences include: the death of his mother, growing up in a single-parent home, and financial struggles while getting through college. One might ask, what makes someone reliable enough to let them decide the fate for an entire nation? This thought is explained and addressed in the documentary of “A Mother’s Promise”, which has the sole purpose of convincing people that Barack Obama is credible enough to run the United States as a president. Throughout strategic selections of diction and presentation, the creators of this documentary established ethos, pathos, and logos in this documentary to make audiences develop enough of a personal connotation to Obama to elect him as president. In the documentary of “A Mother’s Promise”, the strategies of the use of anecdote and the specific inclusions of life experiences are used to establish Barack Obama’s credibility and background into the minds of the citizens that have the power of electing Obama as president. In the documentary, Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, includes a story, or an anecdote, in which she explains how their first date went and how her first impression of her husband was wrong. In this story, she …show more content…
It is with strong purpose that this documentary includes photos from different times in his life. These images also include diverse groups of people: family, friends, and strangers. By including pictures from his childhood, for example, a photo with his grandfather, this creates an appeal to the pathos of the audience. Humans are known to have two weak spots when it comes to sensitivity; these include animals and children. The inclusion of the photo of Barack Obama bonding with his grandfather evokes a sense of happiness and sentimental feelings, both in which create a feeling of closer and more personal attachment to Obama as a person, not a president in particular. This is making audiences feel as if they know him personally; as well is including photos of him with absolute strangers. This makes Obama seem easier to trust and get to know rather than making him seem more uptight, as other celebrities and known figures are represented. Some of these photos are also expressed in black and white rather than in color. It is known that black and white photos evoke more happiness than that of colored photos; they are more intense and give more of a sentimental and serious feel to them rather than photos in color. They also boost feelings of confidence — intense feelings needed for those who are
His life experiences include: the death of his mother, growing up in a single-parent home, and financial struggles while getting through college. One might ask, what makes someone reliable enough to let them decide the fate for an entire nation? This thought is explained and addressed in the documentary of “A Mother’s Promise”, which has the sole purpose of convincing people that Barack Obama is credible enough to run the United States as a president. Throughout strategic selections of diction and presentation, the creators of this documentary established ethos, pathos, and logos in this documentary to make audiences develop enough of a personal connotation to Obama to elect him as president. In the documentary of “A Mother’s Promise”, the strategies of the use of anecdote and the specific inclusions of life experiences are used to establish Barack Obama’s credibility and background into the minds of the citizens that have the power of electing Obama as president. In the documentary, Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, includes a story, or an anecdote, in which she explains how their first date went and how her first impression of her husband was wrong. In this story, she …show more content…
It is with strong purpose that this documentary includes photos from different times in his life. These images also include diverse groups of people: family, friends, and strangers. By including pictures from his childhood, for example, a photo with his grandfather, this creates an appeal to the pathos of the audience. Humans are known to have two weak spots when it comes to sensitivity; these include animals and children. The inclusion of the photo of Barack Obama bonding with his grandfather evokes a sense of happiness and sentimental feelings, both in which create a feeling of closer and more personal attachment to Obama as a person, not a president in particular. This is making audiences feel as if they know him personally; as well is including photos of him with absolute strangers. This makes Obama seem easier to trust and get to know rather than making him seem more uptight, as other celebrities and known figures are represented. Some of these photos are also expressed in black and white rather than in color. It is known that black and white photos evoke more happiness than that of colored photos; they are more intense and give more of a sentimental and serious feel to them rather than photos in color. They also boost feelings of confidence — intense feelings needed for those who are