Propaganda

WWI Appeal to PATHOS, LOGOS, and ETHOS

A companion to All Quiet on the Western Front

Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations.

Its best known definition comes from Aristotle, who considers it a counterpart of both logic and politics.

From ancient Greece to the late 19th century, it was a central part of Western education, filling the need to train public speakers and writers to move audiences to action.

A speaker, writer, or artist supports the probability of a message by logical, ethical, and emotional proofs.

Some form of logos, ethos, and pathos is present in every possible public presentation that exists.

ethos: Aristotle’s theory of character and how the character and credibility of a speaker, literary text, or picture can influence an audience to consider him/her to be believable.

pathos: the use of emotional appeals to alter the audience's judgment.

logos: the use of reasoning, either inductive or deductive, to construct an argument.

Australia

MY DADDY BOUGHT ME A WAR LOAN BOND

DID YOURS?

Australia

WILL YOUO FINGHT NOW OR WAIT FOR THIS

Australia

WHICH PICTURE WOULD YOUR FATHER LIKE TO SHOW

HIS FRIENDS?

Australia

THE TRUMPET CALLS

England

THE HUN AND THE HOME

England

RED CROSS OR IRON CROSS

England

WHO’S ABSENT?

IS IT YOU?

England

YOUR COUNTRY’S CALL

ISN’T THIS WORTH FIGHTING FOR?

ENLIST NOW

England

THE ARMY ISN’T ALL WORK

England

TAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICE

England

WOMEN OF BRITAIN SAY – GO!

England

NATIONAL SERVICE WOMEN’S LAND ARMY

England

THE KITCHEN IS THE VICTORY

EAT LESS BREAD

England

MEN OF BRITAIN! WILL YOU STAND THIS?

ENLIST NOW

France

French Naval League for the development of the navy and of the mercantile marine recognized as an established public service.

France

MMMmmm…

France

Day of Paris

14 jvillet 1915

In favor of works of war

The City Hall

France

The day Serbian

France

Journee du Poliu – Day of Poilu is a warmly informal term for a French World War I infantryman, meaning, literally, hairy one.

Organized by the parliament

France

The Liberated Regions Day. After victory, to

work!!

Help us.

France

One last effort and we will

France

14 July 1916

Day of Paris

In favor of works of war

France

Great national event

France

A l’meprunt national societe generale

Germany

thanks from the Kaiser and the people for

army and fleet

Germany

Husdauem power and energy

Germany

Germany

…your country

Russia

Russia

kootiepalunio

Russia

Emperor and the merchant Kiritherra

Russia

Propaganda Poster ProjectKantorek’s letter is littered with meaningless phrases of patriotic zeal, calling them “Iron Youth” and praising their great courage. Paul and his friends remember how they once respected Kantorek. Now, they loathe him. In calling Paul and his friends “Iron Youth,” Kantorek suggests that they are young, impassive, and strong. Yet Paul and his friends feel raw, and they yearn for their old lives, when they felt young. Now, combat has aged them beyond their years. Paul and his friends feel that older men such as Kantorek have betrayed their trust and sent them to die for empty and useless ideals.

Propaganda Poster Project

With a partner you are going to create piece of propaganda in support or against of some modern issue. Ultimately you will present your piece of propaganda to the rest of class.