The Rhetoric of Captain America. . .

Okay, I've been telling you that I would put some pictures of the old and new Captain Americas up here so that you could compare the visual rhetoric of the two. Now remember, there is a lot to the rhetoric of these two pictures besides just the costumes, but take a look at them: what do you think that each suggests about The United States, the nation this character is meant to represent?

Original Cap. . .





















And the new Cap. . .
















Now, the stories themselves have quite a rhetorical slant as well--y'know, one was frozen in time to be revived by a future generation, the second was the first one's sidekick and spent some time brainwashed and working for the USSR--but just look at the images themselves right now.

Fascinating. . .

Logical Fallacies

LOGICAL FALLACIES are arguments that look rational but aren't. The following is a list of some common INFORMAL fallacies, and the only ones I'll make you responsible for knowing.
Remember: there is power in knowing both how to persuade others AND how others are trying to persuade you; get to know these techniques and you will better able to keep from being deceived.

Begging the Question

Complex Question

Equivocation

Hasty Generalization

Sweeping Generalization

False Analogy

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (After This, Therefore Because of This)

Slippery Slope

Oversimplification

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Ignorance

Non Sequitur (It Does Not Follow)

False Dilemma

Strawperson