Revoluealer's Manipulative Language

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To begin with, Squealer uses manipulative language, he claims that the pigs have been eating the milk and apples to maintain health when that is not the case. Squealer tells his audience,”milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig,” to justify the pigs actions (Orwell ). This event portrays persuasion because Squealer deceives the animals by insisting that the pigs are only doing this for the benefit of everyone and not because they enjoy the food. In other words, Squealer denies the fact that the pigs do indeed enjoy having milk and apples and also fails to address that the pigs do have more privileges than the others do. Next, one day the animals discover that the milk and apples have gone missing because

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