Rhetorical Appeals and Animal Farm Concepts

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering rhetorical appeals, thematic elements, and characters in 'Animal Farm'.

Rhetorical Appeals

Strategies used to persuade, influence, or motivate an audience by connecting with logic, emotions, or credibility.

Ethos

An appeal to credibility; it establishes the trustworthiness of the speaker or author.

Pathos

An appeal to emotion; it aims to evoke feelings in the audience.

Logos

An appeal to logic; it uses reasoning and evidence.

Examples of Logos

Showing data, charts, or graphs of a product's effectiveness.

Examples of Pathos

Using sad music and images of abandoned pets in ads to evoke feelings.

Examples of Ethos

A dentist recommending a specific toothpaste brand based on expertise.

FANBOYS

Coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

SWABIs

Subordinating conjunctions: Since, When, Whenever, While, After, Before.

Totalitarian Government in Animal Farm

The autocratic control exercised by Napoleon over the farm.

Boxer's Repetition

The character of Boxer repeating 'I will work harder' illustrates the foolishness/naivete of the working class.

Propaganda Techniques in Animal Farm

The slogan 'Four legs good, two legs bad' represents Ad Nauseam and The Big Lie.

Snowball's Expulsion

Represents the purging of dissenting voices.

Corrupting Influence of Power

Orwell illustrates this by showing how the pigs and humans become indistinguishable.

Tactics Used by Napoleon

Enforces power through the use of dogs to create fear.

Justification of Pigs' Privileges

Pigs claim superiority in intelligence and resource management.

Thematic Idea: Absolute Power

The notion that power corrupts absolutely.

Animal Farm as an Allegory

Represents the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

Character Representation: Boxer

Allegorically represents the Proletariat or working class.

Character Representation: Squealer

Represents the propaganda machine of the state.

Character Representation: Napoleon

Allegorically represents Joseph Stalin.

Commandments Changing

Signifies the pigs' growing corruption.

Antagonists in Animal Farm

Napoleon, Mr. Jones, Squealer, pigs, dogs.

Protagonists in Animal Farm

The general working class including Boxer, Sheep, and Clover.

Hypocrisy in Animal Farm

Illustrated by the statement 'all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others'.