The video I posted has a couple of examples of enthymemes and syllogisms.
The enthymeme that I found works like this A=Mitt Romney, B=Believes in America, and C=Running for president (vote for me). This is found in the later part of the video..around 50seconds.
So this is how I think it works:
A=C, Mitt Romney=Running for president (vote for MR)
B=A, Believe in America=Mitt Romney
Therefore...
B=C, Believe in America=Running for president (vote for MR)
I could be totally wrong, but I think it works....
And for the syllogisms, basically I found Romney stating, "Your children will have a better life" (If you vote for me).
"Will restore opportunity and freedom" (because Obama ruined it)
And after looking through some of the posts that you all have made, it's clear that pathos is the most popular use of rhetoric for many of the campaign ads.
This is getting closer at the sort of thing I mentioned in the last post. I should have read it first!
ReplyDeleteI get a little confused in the = analysis you have above, but I like the way you think about unstated premises, especially in the phrase "because Obama ruined it" - which is much more effective unstated here than stated. I think there's something about the future of our children under Obama in that first one you mention, that's also unstated.
I'd love to hear more about how you see pathos as the primary tool. And remember that an argument can rely on logic, and that it can even be "logical" - as in valid - at the same time that it isn't true!