BP Propaganda

1. Emeril Lagasse: Testimonial- They use a well known celebrity chef to talk about how the oil spill has affected many people in the Gulf
Fallacy- Argument from Omniscience- He talked about how the oil spill has affected people in all these different ways but he doesn't actually know. He only has a basic knowledge of these things, he's not a scientist or economist or anyone credible, which is why this is propaganda. They decieve you into thinking that he is a person that can give you credible information
2. Olympic Athletes: Transfer- They used a flag at the end to make people associate BP with America and patriotism, and show what BP can do for America
Fallacy- Ad Populum- They use the Olympian's stories to appeal to your emotions to get you to support BP rather than actual facts about their company. It deceiving you by making people think that BP can help you and America in someway
3. Commitment to America: Plain Folks - They showed normal people using the beach and the ocean for the things they like to do.
Fallacy- Observational Selection- It talks about all the good things BP has done, but it doesn't mention all the negative things, making people think that BP is such an amazing company even though they had just ruined the Gulf of Mexico a short time before
 4. Gulf Tourism: Glittering Generalities- They say that tourism is the best it's ever been. They also use other words like "great" or "better"
Fallacy- Appeal to Ignorance- We don't know how much tourism was there before because we don't know about tourism in the gulf, so we just have to trust that they are right. This is propaganda because they are tricking us into thinking that they caused all of this "better tourism"
5. Tony Hayward Commercial: Card Stacking- showing all the good things that BP has done and can do without mentioning all the bad things
Fallacy- Red Herring- Tony is trying to change the people's view of BP from the negative and change it to the positive, making them forget about all the bad things they have done. This is propaganda because they are deliberately messing with people's minds to make them thing BP is all good and can do no wrong.

This Land Is My Land

Guthrie thinks that the entire country was made for everyone in America. This is shown where he says "From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters. This land was made for you and me." It also shows that America is a great place to be through words like "sparkling", "diamonds", and "gold". Towards the end the words and phrases start to change and he starts to speak of "hungry children" and "no trespassing" showing how America is going through a tough time but that there's still hope that things will go back to normal.

Where Have You Gone Charming Billy

The setting in this story is described as rice paddy, possibly in the country of Vietnam because it was written during war times. The mood in this excerpt is dark/desolate and sad. It uses words such as "dark," "not talking," "shadows," and "war", giving us this dark, sad mood. The creation of this mood and setting makes the reader concerned about PFC Paul Berlin because they can see how scary the situation is. This makes the character and the story fell more real to the reader.

50s and 60s Commercials

Country Corn Flakes: It uses Ethos because it points out that they're made by General Mills, a credible company. A fallacy that is used is half truths because it says that they're made with corn but they are actually made with rice as well.

Alkaseltzer: It uses Logos because it lists all the things it can do, like relieve headache or heartburn

Delk: The main appeal is logos. It uses facts to show why you should go with Delk. For example, it says that it only takes 6 minutes

Chain Gang

This song is talking about the Civil Rights Movement.  It talks about how the advocates for this movement work everywhere and are rarely home to see their families because they are working so hard. This is shown when it says "All day long they work so hard" and "Working on the highways and byways" and them not seeing their families is shown when it says "I'm goin' home one of these days, but meanwhile I got to work  right here" In the end when it says "give me water, I'm thirsty" it's basically saying to give them freedom because they need it.