Observations of Trump: Blurred background, clear foreground. He is dressed up in a black suit and white shirt with gold yellow tie. Trump is holding a red golfing bat and he has a huge smile. His eyes are squinted with wrinkles and bags around it while he gives a big smile showing his teeth. Trump’s hair seemed to be half controlled.
Ethos: His ability to be just another guy who plays golf. In a suit.
Logos: I’m a golf guy too, just like you.
Pathos: His smile is bright, happy, inviting. Makes him looked like a people person but forced in some way. Hair, almost contained.
Kairos: Does not have sense of timing.
Analysis Respond:
At first glance, this image looked like another ordinary, simple photo of just some guy who, may be in his sixties, …show more content…
Just a guy in a suite at, what seemed to be a golf course. However as simple as it seems, people don’t smile or take pictures for no reason. The rhetorical appeal that is presented here could be both ethos, logos and pathos. It is ethos because Trump here is able to convince people of his character or credibility. To illustrate, his character in this picture is giving the sense that he is just an average guy who is having a great time playing golf. Yet, he’s wearing a suit and tie to the field. This is different than any regular golf players, therefore, it gives the impression of “I am just like you, just slightly different in finance level”. Of all his pictures on google, there is not a single one of him without a suit. Suit is a formal attire, in that manner Trump is giving off the effects of importance. It is logos because it gives the audience the logic of common interest such as “Look, he loves golf, I do too, therefore he must have the same views as me!” It is not uncommon for people of same interest group to relate and like each other. This, of course leads to the last appeal: pathos. Smiling gives of a warm impression of a welcoming person. Because of the way he is smiling, people might think, “He must be a good guy!” The timing if the image does not have anything much. However, if this photo were to be on a campaign at a golf club, then it will add number of votes for Trump since his intended audience—middle to elder age men will be seeing
Ethos: His ability to be just another guy who plays golf. In a suit.
Logos: I’m a golf guy too, just like you.
Pathos: His smile is bright, happy, inviting. Makes him looked like a people person but forced in some way. Hair, almost contained.
Kairos: Does not have sense of timing.
Analysis Respond:
At first glance, this image looked like another ordinary, simple photo of just some guy who, may be in his sixties, …show more content…
Just a guy in a suite at, what seemed to be a golf course. However as simple as it seems, people don’t smile or take pictures for no reason. The rhetorical appeal that is presented here could be both ethos, logos and pathos. It is ethos because Trump here is able to convince people of his character or credibility. To illustrate, his character in this picture is giving the sense that he is just an average guy who is having a great time playing golf. Yet, he’s wearing a suit and tie to the field. This is different than any regular golf players, therefore, it gives the impression of “I am just like you, just slightly different in finance level”. Of all his pictures on google, there is not a single one of him without a suit. Suit is a formal attire, in that manner Trump is giving off the effects of importance. It is logos because it gives the audience the logic of common interest such as “Look, he loves golf, I do too, therefore he must have the same views as me!” It is not uncommon for people of same interest group to relate and like each other. This, of course leads to the last appeal: pathos. Smiling gives of a warm impression of a welcoming person. Because of the way he is smiling, people might think, “He must be a good guy!” The timing if the image does not have anything much. However, if this photo were to be on a campaign at a golf club, then it will add number of votes for Trump since his intended audience—middle to elder age men will be seeing