Comparing 1984 And Book One Of Rhetoric

According to Aristotle, certainly the most prominent rhetorical theorist in Ancient Greece and probably the most lasting rhetorical theorist in the Western tradition, an effective speech is made up of three “proofs”—logos, pathos, and ethos. Logos is the speech’s logic, pathos is the speaker’s appeal to the audience’s emotions, and ethos, finally, is “the most authoritative form of persuasion”—one that emerges

Absolute control over society is the central theme in the novel, 1984, by George Orwell. One method this power over society is exercised is use of language to manipulate and control people. The story features a society called Oceania, which is located in the European region. In Oceania, there is a form of totalitarian government called the Party which controls the entire society. The Party controls thoughts by making certain words or phrases illegal. In addition, any anti-party thoughts or motives are also deemed illegal. To control society, thoughts are monitored by telescreens which read reactions and record speech. A force, called the Thought Police, is also engaged to take power over and eliminate society’s individual beliefs. The

Granted the Party can warp laws and control knowledge, its greatest tool for taking away freedoms and controlling the public is its ability to revise history. This idea is displayed throughout the novel, and is fundamental to our understanding of how perfect the Party is. A prime example occurs when Winston is at his job at the Ministry of Truth, the manipulators of history and truth. He contemplates how he simply substitutes one lie for another in his daily work rewriting history, and explains, “And so it was with every class of recorded fact, great or small. Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain" (Orwell 36). This highlights the genius of the Party’s control; there is no history. As mentioned earlier, the Party controls all publications, and destroys all facts that are not helpful. Much of it is simply fake information that bolsters the Party. Thus, when Winston changes

There are many ways to convey a message to readers. Often times authors, speech writers, etc., refer to Aristotle’s three main concepts of rhetoric, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Ethos is considered to be the, “credibility,” of the author. Pathos is the idea of, “emotional appeal,” to the audience. Finally, Logos is the translated as the, “logic,” involved when making a point. All forms of rhetoric have at least one of these concepts, while good arguments incorporate a well balanced mixture of the three.

Aristotle believed Rhetoric’s main purpose was to persuade an audience. (Rorty 1996). Aristotle claimed that there were 3 main appeals that the persuader would use in order to convince the audience that their view is the right one, or that their product is the best. Aristotle would argue that these arguments all have a basis in “common sense”, meaning that the persuader can come to a conclusion based off of the audiences shared, and agreed upon knowledge (Gregoric 2007). Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are the three type of appeals Aristotle uses to describe the rhetoric of persuasion.

Rhetorical analysis refers to the study done by an author's use of words to influence their audience. It is closely related to diction which refers to an author's choice of words. The rhetorical analysis breaks a non-fiction work into sections then explains how the parts work together to create an effect. The effect could be achieved via persuasion, entertainment, or information. This paper will, therefore, divide the book into different sections and give an analysis of such parts to identify how the chapters are organized to help in achieving the intended effect. It will determine the elements of writing used to give the pathos, ethos, and logos. It will further identify the figures of speech used and their effectiveness. The paper will also

Aristotle’s three forms of proof are ethos, pathos, and logos. Aristotle created these three forms of proof to strengthen persuasion and provide rhetorical principles that allow for stronger analyzation of arguments. Ethos focuses on the “personal character” of the speaker attempting to establishing the means of persuasion. This proof aims attempts to analyze the actual credibility of the speaker. The credibility of this speaker can be formed through previous experience or the messaging techniques that create the reasons as to why the audience should trust this person on a proposed topic.

Gerard A. Hauser covers a plethora of details on how to create a well-made persuasive argument in his book, an Introduction to Rhetorical Theory; however, he covered three specific essentials that are necessary for persuasion: the components logos, pathos and ethos; purposive discourse and rhetorical competence; identification. I will argue for each constituent, respectively, to prove that persuasion cannot thrive without the aforementioned essentials.

The Party looks to control everything – past, present, and future. Its first exertion toward achieving that objective is to control and manipulate each source of information, reworking and altering the content of all historical records and other evidence from the documents for its own particular purpose. The Party disallows its members to keep composed records of their lives, and commands that any photos or reports be wrecked through "memory openings" set all through Oceania. Since memory is inconsistent, after some time, reality gets to be fuzzy, and citizens are soon eager to trust whatever the Party educates them. In this manner, the Party controls the past keeping in mind the end goal to control the present.

The Party owns or controls the alleged truth of what happened in the past through constantly shifting historical realities and the multiple "unending series of victories over your own memory.” The name given to this, Reality Control, shows how the Party is able to literally control reality and people's perception of it; which is the most effective method of maintaining power. One’s understanding of the past influences how they act and how they see things in the present. Big Brother controls every source of information, constantly managing and rewriting the content of all newspapers and histories for the Party’s benefit. The Party deliberately sets out to weaken people’s memories to ensure the citizens are unable to challenge what the Party

After having a frustrating conversation with an elderly man, Winston says, “And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist, any standard against which it could be tested” (Orwell 93). He understands how the Party intentionally deteriorates the minds of its people about time before the Revolution. Since the people do not remember life prior to the Revolution, then the Party’s failures of pushing people to live in poverty and obliviousness is being mistaken by the people as success from their past. The Party uses the Ministry of Truth to rewrite and falsify records and books to depict that the Party is having success. The appearance of progression by the Party preserves the people from questioning their current positions. This concept illustrates the key line by showing that the control of the past by the Party ensures its fulfillment in the future, and demonstrating the psychological control by the Party throughout the

This is the primary cause of Winston and Richards’ rebellions. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” (1984). In 1984, the people believed in whatever the Party tells them without questioning. The Party members are brainwashed into believing everything that the Party says is indisputable even statements that clearly contradict with the common sense such as “Two plus two equals

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought,” states George Orwell, a well-known author, showing how powerful words are, to the point where they can influence the thoughts of people. This is a common theme throughout history, referred to as propaganda, where those in control present words and information to the public to change their opinion on ideas, causes, or policies. The use of propaganda appears in many forms of literature, but it is an especially prominent idea in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The plot centers on Winston Smith, a thirty-nine year old man living in a dystopian London in 1984, and follows his struggle to subtly oppose the Party, the ruling government of the oligarchy Oceania, one of the three superstates of the world in his time. While Winston fights to oppose the Party through small acts of rebellion, he is constantly on guard against the Thought Police, a task force that finds, imprisons, and kills people who have independent thought outside the Party’s will. Though Winston is eventually caught by the Thought Police and converted back to a Party drone, along with his lover Julia, he is able to catch a glimpse of the corrupted government behind the helping façade of the Party. One of the main tools of propaganda used by the Party is the three slogans WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. The Party utilizes the slogan WAR IS PEACE to promote the war between Oceania and one of the other two superstates

“‘Who controls the past,’ ran the party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past ’” (Orwell 34).George Orwell is the author of 1984, a novel about a negative utopia that increasingly comes closer to modern society. Winston’s society is under the control of the Party, and they are under watch 24/7 to keep the population in line. The most useful method to keep the population in line is by rewriting actual events. The party can glorify its own past because they control history.

George Orwell, the writer of many highly regarded literary works, is extremely interested in the power of language, mainly how it is abused. By analyzing two of his works, 1984 and Politics and The English Language, it is clear that Orwell is using his writing to bring awareness to the dangers of the manipulation, misuse, and decline of language. In 1984 he demonstrates how language can be used to control thought and manipulate the past. This is proven throughout the novel by examining the language of Newspeak and how it is key to controlling the totalitarian state, and how using language to alter and manipulate history can shape reality. In his essay Politics and the English Language Orwell