PropagandaWWI 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

EnglandTHE HUN AND THE

HOME

EnglandRED CROSS OR IRON

CROSS

EnglandWHO’S ABSENT?

IS IT YOU?

EnglandYOUR COUNTRY’S

CALLISN’T THIS WORTH

FIGHTING FOR? ENLIST NOW

EnglandTHE ARMY ISN’T ALL

WORK

EnglandTAKE UP THE SWORD

OF JUSTICE

EnglandWOMEN OF BRITAIN

SAY – GO!

EnglandNATIONAL SERVICE

WOMEN’S LAND ARMY

EnglandTHE KITCHEN IS THE

VICTORY EAT LESS BREAD

EnglandMEN 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.

FranceMMMmmm…

FranceDay of Paris

14 jvillet 1915In favor of works of

warThe City Hall

FranceThe day Serbian

FranceJournee 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

FranceThe Liberated Regions Day. After victory, to

work!! Help us.

FranceOne last effort and we

will

France14 July 1916Day of Paris

In favor of works of war

FranceGreat national event

FranceA l’meprunt national

societe generale

Germanythanks from the Kaiser

and the people for army and fleet

GermanyHusdauem power and

energy

Germany

Germany…your country

Russia

Russiakootiepalunio

RussiaEmperor 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.