Exam 1 movie questions
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- How does L. rhodes use Rhetoric?
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-uses his down- home folksy style and displays himself as a down to earth type of guy
-is thought of as a "sophists" ( very good at persuading people; doesn't mean that everything said is correct/true) - What tpe of rhetoric does he use?
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Ethical
*credible source
*good will--trustworthy
*percieved intelligence
*virtuous--can relate to everyone
Emotional
*funny, witty (down to earth)
*lifestyle that "feels" good - How does rhetoric work in the TV ad?
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-presented a precieved lifestyle--a better sex life
-when he married baton highschool girl he became more of a celebrity - What causes L. Rhodes down fall?
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-starts talking trash to people
-credibility was shot - Who really has the power and why?
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-the audience
-Marsha: gatekeeper
-L.Rhodes:Media
*it was a combination of all of them. the gatekeeper has to keep supporting them. Once something breaks down in the loop...everything goes wrong. - In the Matrix, what is symbloized by the green digits running down the screen?
- the amount of people that plug into the media/ technology
- How do persuasion skills of L. Rhodes make him a celebrity?
- -he appeals to the masses
- What is sybolized by the "L. Rhodes Automatic Reactor"?
- -it was a simulation of the people's reaction and that it is lonely at the top
- In the matrix, reality and truth hsa to deal with what?
- -has to deal with the objective and interpretive views
- What is social proof?
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-where if we all believe something, then it must be true...even though it may not
*liking leads to believability