Novum Organum Rhetorical Analysis

In Novum Organum by Francis Bacon, Bacon warns both of the dangers of rhetoric (Idols of the Marketplace) and seeking truth from authority (Idols of the Cave and Idols of the Theater). The Idols of the Marketplace is the way that we communicate can distort the nature of things or errors from words can give false significance. Idols of the cave is thoughts that arise in one’s mind according to that individual or the individual only sees things in one way, his way. Idols of the Theater is that religion makes up a person’s view. In Novum Organum written by Francis Bacon, his ideas compare to our presidential election by the Idols of the Marketplace relates to the candidates because they change the way people think using their words, Idols of the Cave and the Idols of the Theater compare to the presidential election because they clearly represent different traits of our candidates and our general election. First of all, in Novum Organum Bacon’s warning of the Idols of the Marketplace compares to the presidential election because the candidates can change the way people think using …show more content…
This is a simple thing to see because it is just the way a person thinks according to their knowledge. This can be seen as people calling Trump a racist without any facts or claiming Hillary is hiding something without any proof. It can also be seen as the different viewpoints our candidates have based on their knowledge of certain topics. Hillary Clinton says, “We need an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top,” (Clinton). This shows that Hillary believes something because of her own thoughts and knowledge. This ties back to how the idols of marketplace compares to our presidential election because it clearly represents different traits of our candidates and our general