President Barack Obama is America’s 44th president. He is the first black president since the adoption of America’s Constitution. He just gave America and the world a view of his goals for America’s future.
Don’t be alarmed if some “press” elements called the State of the Union Address a “pitch”. The neocon press is anxious for the neocons to get and stay in power. Big oil got Iraq’s oil fields. Big gas got fracking. Big pharmaceuticals got Medicare Part D. Big news is now awaiting its turn to grab the Internet. That means the press must continue attempting to persuade America’s ombudsmen(voters) that neocons are the way and the truth and the light.
President Barack Obama spoke of education, innovation and infrastructure. America has problems in all of those areas. All of those areas have had twenty-some-odd years of neglect while emphasis was placed on stripping America’s treasury and conducting wars that were profitable for a few Americans but costly for the rest.
Education has been virtually ignored by neocons for twenty-some-odd years. Many Americans are/were un-aware of the neocons stab at educating the young. The neocons’ “No Child Left Behind law” was left behind. And the neocons focused on Sesame Street. The neocons mounted a “financial” attack on Sesame Street.
For adult Americans, there were conditions that indicated educational neglect – especially in the important field of computer programming. Neocons’ educational neglect of America’s education system showed up in the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programing Contest (ACM ICPC). 2011 saw China retain its number 1 position while America moved up to number 2. That’s a whole lot better than being in the “also ran” position that America “enjoyed” in 2010.
And now 2012 is upon us.
Joejolly, in one of his long ago posts, brought out the fact that the Bush Administration did not look kindly upon support for minorities attempting to get a higher education. However, there was more understanding – for some reason – for those who got legacy admission to top ranked universities like Yale.
News services will likely continue giving their “pitch” on the President’s State of the Union Address. Many of them have a stake in the neocons’ political status quo. What will they say to America? How will they say it? What category in the art of rhetoric will they choose?
Will it be Ethos, Logos or Pathos?
Lets look at those three categories.
[...] According to Aristotle, rhetoric is “the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion. ” He described three main forms of rhetoric: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.
Ethos
Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos driven document relies on the reputation of the author.
Logos
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven.
Pathos
Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven
There may be a category that the neocons can use to counter the President’s vision for a sea to shinning sea America. How would you like Pathos for that task?
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