Unit 2 Flashcards
Why did Nye develop the idea of Smart power?
He saw that the classification of something as either hard or soft power is very theoretical and does not resonate with reality. Smart power is more accurate for complex situations
What are the three parts of rhetoric by Aristotle?
Charisma, Emotion, Reason
What must a message include to be successful?
At least one of the elements of rhetoric
What is charisma?
Charisma is leadership. The importance is not the content of the message, but the source/the sender
What is the effect of emotion?
It is a message where our feelings are moved
Is reason differentiated from charisma and emotion?
No, they can both be reasonable
What is reason?
How different ideas of discourse have a logical relation
Example of emotion
Waves of immigrants. It creates fear and impacts policymaking on the matter
Example of Charisma
Freddy Mercury, Obama
can we build public images through other means than written words?
Yes, ex buildings, coins and athletes
What are the three types of propaganda?
White, grey and black
What is white propaganda?
We can identify the source and the message is true.
What is grey propaganda?
the source is not easily identified and some information is missing
What is black propaganda?
Either the message or the sender is fake (or both are fake)
Is lying the only tool of propaganda?
No, repetition can also be a tool