The Power Of Language
period 3
Mrs. Fox
Of all possible human qualities, the one that wields the most power is
the ability to use, understand and communicate effectively through language. A
proficient use of language allows us to clearly communicate an exact idea from
one person to another person or group of people. This precise science of being
able to convey exactly what you want equates to the acquisition of power. An
important link between language and power is persuasion. The power of
persuasion is so strong it allows certain individuals to influence, and
therefore, control thousands, even millions, of people and bind them together in
search of one common cause.
This tactic of persuasion is also ...
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and use of the mass media. The propagandist speaks in an attempt to
persuade the audience to believe his way. With the support of the audience, the
speaker gains power.
Propaganda as an art of persuasion has been used for thousands of years.
In the fifth century BC, when Pericles addressed his fellow Athenians on the
merits of their city compared to the tyranny of Sparta, he was making propaganda,
even though much of what he was saying was true. Many centuries later, Lenin,
the Soviet revolutionary, realized the value of propaganda to indoctrinate
educated people. He employed another tactic toward the uneducated, called
agitation. This process involved the use of slogans, stories, half-truths, and
even outright lies in order to avoid the need for complex arguments. The Nazi
government of Germany from 1933 to 1945, was very adept at propaganda. In
order to gain power, Adolf Hitler used his ability to tell each audience what
it wanted to hear. He stirred fears of communism ...
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into outer space,
John Kennedy asked for a greatly increased budget for space research. Kennedy
said, powerfully, “I believe that this nation should commit itself, to achieving
the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon, and returning
him safely to the earth.” Kennedy is considered to have been a driving force
behind the mission to the moon which was successful in 1969. It was the power
of his language that made the trip possible. It was also Kennedy who coined the
phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your
country.” This became the battle cry for the capitalist, American way of life.
On January 26 and 27, 1830, the ...
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