An Analysis Of Donald Trump's Politics And The English Language

Another exploitation of language to achieve a message used by politicians is repetition. This is when they repeat their main points over and over again until they make their idea overly clear. This method makes the listeners remember what was said and not overlook it. This is similar to 1984 because in

George Orwell, in an essay from Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays titled “Politics and the English Language” (1950), argues that the English language, through a cyclical process of sloven language and foolish thought, has become “ugly and inaccurate.” He supports his argument by using expert opinion, metaphors, and historical context. Orwell’s purpose is to demonstrate the debasement of the English language in order to prompt writers to make a conscious change in their writing . He adopts an informal tone (“Look back throughout this essay, and for certain you will find that I have again and again committed the very faults I am protesting against”) for writers in a time of political turnover and rising superpowers.

George Orwell’s essay, Politics and the English Language, first published in 1946, talks about some “bad habits”, which have driven the English language in the wrong direction, that is, away from communicating ideas. In his essay he quotes five passages, each from a different author, which embody the faults he is talking about. He lists dying metaphors, operators, pretentious diction, and meaningless words as things to look out for in your own writing and the writing of others (593-595). He talks about political uses of the English language. Our language has become ugly and the ugliness impedes upon communication. Ugly uses of language have been reinforced and passed down in the population “even among people who should and do know

Political press can play such crucial role in the viewpoints of citizens; with an impact like this, it is essential to have explicit information. George Orwell’s 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” he argues that Politicians have manipulated the English language, thus making their points euphemistic. He explains that these that, “...it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing” and results to a politician being “unconscious of what he is saying” (Orwell). Even though this essay was written in 1946, Orwell’s six basic rules are still broken. For instance, Donald Trump’s immigration speech is prime example of what Orwell would conclude as “nonsense”. The speech breaks the elementary rules by using unfamiliar phrases,

There are even more people engrossed in Trump's campaign as his contentious rhetoric is spreading and becoming exponentially obscene. His words foreshadow what he'd do if he were president. My teachers have said that they "don't care" if Trump becomes president because "he wouldn't have any power, thanks to Congress." Obviously, that's false, and as we all have seen, his divisive words have been significantly detrimental to unification in this country - and he's not even in charge. I can imagine how he'd undermine the liberties granted by this country from the start. As he gains more advocates for becoming President of the U.S.A, I'm sure everyone else will be even more surprised by what he has to say because he'll have more leeway for his

Conservative dignitaries, friends and Distinguished speakers of this year’s Conservative political action conference… I want to first say thank you for inviting me to speak… It is not only an honor but will be the highlight of my life to not only address some of our party’s rank and file but, to also place emphasis on our core principles and just what it is that makes us conservatives.

Donald trump is a very successful businessman and Republican nominee for President; he has attracted many people towards himself, some happy with him and some with hatred for him. The author explained how Trump was under heavy criticism when he wrote “Trump came under heavy criticism when he attacked Khizr Khan, the father of U.S. Army captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq.” Not only did Trump attack Khizr he also insulted their religion, which caused anger throughout the country. Khan, who is a captain in the U.S. Army responded by criticising him about banning Muslims from entering the U.S. and gave out an emotional speech against Trump. Donald Trump criticising Khan was not the only time he dishonored American heroes, but he also

Donald Trump announces his candidacy by insulting Mexicans and calling for a ban on Muslims. He went on to say that he would build this wall and MAKE Mexico pay for it. In his SO CALLED outreach to African-Americans, he insulted the Black Community with his disrespectful rhetoric. Trump didn’t stop there. His bullying on twitter against women, a Gold Star Family, the FBI, and people who don’t agree with him had been relentless until his aides took away his twitter account the last few days before election day. In his last debate with Hillary Clinton, he interrupted her by calling her a “Nasty Woman”, simply because she stated that he would pay more taxes under her administration if he didn’t find a way to get out of it. Trump thought because he was rich, arrogant, and egotistical that he could get away with bullying and

The election is over and now more than ever unity as a nation is important. Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States. The statement leaves a sour taste on our tongue. We stated that we don’t agree with Trump’s policy and behavior; the paper will not go back on it’s word but we recognize that it is the duty of every citizen of this great nation to give the president elect a chance to govern. Then, the people must use the powers of a democratic system to make the government have the constituents interests in mind.

This political cartoon about Trump uses many rhetorical devices to relay a message to anyone who would so care to look at this particular ad about him having allegedly stolen Putin’s shirt.  I believe that the author of this political cartoon was trying to persuade to believe Trump is a bad candidate for the presidency by showing us he has ties with the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.  Do to this persuasion; the effectiveness of this passage is greatly achieved using logos and pathos because it explains how terrible it is to let the leader of the free world have a great relationship with the country that cannot stand us, Russia.

In class we have established that the President plays a huge role in our foreign affairs with other countries. It is his responsibility to meet with other world leaders and establish treaties that will benefit all. However, President Trump is without a doubt a man of business rather a man of politics. And when he starts to change the nature of the rules when conducting business with other countries, not everyone is always in agreement.

Recent remarks by Donald Trump are pretty dark. It was easy to shrug off when the celebrity first caught a lead in the primary polls. Media contributors casually called it an early election-cycle phenomena, with references to the Godfather of pizza Herman Cain and his brief rise and hard fall. All the usual caveats about primary battles occurring such a long way from Iowa have been made. Republican strategists brush it aside. “Trump is an entertainer, that gave him high name recognition and an instant following. Eventually, party loyalists will, respectfully, choose a more substantive candidate.”

In the ‘The New Frontier: The Instruments of Emotion,’ by Drew Westen he discusses George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language.” Westen highlights Orwell’s perspective on how much language and the role of television can influence politics. Orwell negative comments on the Bush administration and the Reagan administration may have been negative towards both of the administrations yet he praises how well they communicated with the American people. According to Orwell, “George W. Bush sent American soldiers to die in the desert of Iraq under false pretenses guided by political rather than military strategists…--- all in the name of ‘supporting our troops.’”(Westen, pg.76) The word ‘supporting’ means to give approval and tying that word next to troops is an automatic positive response to the American people. Although some individuals may not agree with the Iraq war no one could oppose to supporting soldiers. Then after September 11, 2001 the Bush administration created the phrase War on Terror which created a phenomenon that the American people was going to war with terror and not with a certain group or individual but with a feeling. “The Bush administration carefully crafted this phrase to maximize its fear appeal and to conflate legitimate efforts to combat radical Islamic terrorism with the Iraq war.”(Westen, pg.78) Another example is when the Reagan administration ran for reelection they used a line in their campaign advertisement that stated, “its morning again in America.” Indicating how better off the American people are with President Reagan as their president rather than they were four years ago before him. Westen continues to discuss how the republican party communicates effectively to run on peoples emotions while the other party does not know how to communicate as effectively it creates a disadvantage for that party. “From a

In "Politics and the English Language", Orwell illustrates the misuse of the English language in society. Orwell believes that language can be used to both actively and passively oppress a society. Orwell has five rules that connect to Animal Farm and Anthem. His rules are the following; never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print, Never use a long word where a short one will do, if it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out, never use the passive where you can use the active, never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

Politics in today's day and age is slippery and redundant. Terms like "fake news" and "alternative facts" have been used to describe the manipulation of language. George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language" analyzes many examples of literature and explains why they are bad, why they are influential, and how easily language can be manipulated. Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" touches on the interaction between the ignorant and the wise. Referring to Orwell and Plato's writings, this essay will analyze the current political state. Language is being used in a negative connotation which is frequently occurring in today's politics.