When asked the question “Does manipulation matter?” people would agree that “Yes, in most cases it is absolutely necessary to manipulate to get your point across.” Well, when told the statement “ Governor *n/a* told his people he would *n/a* yet he is finishing off his last year in office, and it still hasn’t happened today,” the people would act as if it was a terrible thing and be in complete shock. When combining the question and the statement, you end up with “Is it necessary in some cases of politics to use manipulation tactics” you get a shrug of answers. Some people would say “No, they’re leaders. They must act as one,” but others would say “Yes it is necessary in some cases. On the one hand they shouldn’t be lying, but on the other, we are stubborn so they have to find a way to get the point across.” This topic is conveyed between two great political leaders in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony and Gaius Cassius, but Mark Antony uses manipulation better.
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This leads to Mark Antony convincing the people of Rome by hiding his manipulation in his slick words, which is a great way to manipulate. According to the webster dictionary, the definition of manipulation is “to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage” which Mark Antony did in his speech to the people. He hides his true desires by calling the butchers “honorable men” but is really calling them
This leads to Mark Antony convincing the people of Rome by hiding his manipulation in his slick words, which is a great way to manipulate. According to the webster dictionary, the definition of manipulation is “to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage” which Mark Antony did in his speech to the people. He hides his true desires by calling the butchers “honorable men” but is really calling them