Extract
https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=ErSd_YiRCAs
Discussion
What kinds of background information does your speaker select?
- Guilfoyle introduces herself and Donald Trump and gives a brief description on both him and herself.
What does the speaker want the audience to fear?
- Guilfoyle wants the audience to fear the election of Biden as president and the changes his presidency will bring.
How do they artificially seed and develop that fear?
- She mentions the danger commonly beloved American political features such as the loss of the American dream and freedom.
- She repeatedly mentions socialism, which is generally a disliked political system in the USA. She highlights how "great" the Republicans had made California, and juxtaposes this to how alcohol and drug abuse rose during Democrat reign.
- Guilfoyle states how Liberals want to steal people's freedom and liberty and control people's lives. She uses direct address in order to make the audience feel like they are threatened.
How does this link to the call to action?
- She explains to the audience how the loss of freedom, liberty and control can be avoided by voting for Trump.
- She mentions how it is Trump who wants to restore the "shining city on a hill" and the "beacon of light".
- She mentions and exaggerates all the successes of Trump in order to further convince the audience.
- More uses of direct address such as "Trump believes in you" and "he emancipates and lifts you up" in order to establish a more direct connection with the audience.
- She warns the audience and tells them to not let the Democrats destroy and control their lives.