End of the election

I. Last week I said, because we have not finished the movie, we don't know who’s won the office yet. So my question for today is will they let Oliver North help run the country? Not my most thought provoking question. In class we learned at the end of the movie that Oliver North did not win, and Chuck Robb did get elected.

II. This week in class we finished the movie 'The Perfect Candidate", and learned the outcome of the election. We also talked about and did a worksheet on the principles of propaganda. We learned about using "Word games”, “False Connections”, “Special Appeals", and "Logical Fallacies". And discussed were these were used in daily life.
     Though I was happy with the outcome of the election, I was a little surprised. Because the movie was shot from what seemed to be Oliver North's side, I assumed it was because he had won the election. It was a pleasant surprise when it turned out that he hadn’t one. In the movie Oliver North's advisers were making comment that he had won the "Morality Vote". This statement made no sense to me. I couldn't understand why they thought that because Oliver North admitted to secretly selling arms to Iran he was a good man. He still did it! They were saying that Chuck Robb was a worse man because he cheated on is wife. While I never condone cheating on your spouse I don’t think you can compare that to what North did. Especially when his wife even stated it was a private matter and that she had forgiven him.
     Regarding the worksheet we did in class on the Principles of Political Propaganda, I've notice them a lot more in daily life. One thing that I’ve really noticed is the "Testimonials" Principle. One Example would be the Subway commercials using athletes to advertise for them.

Because athletes are advertising for them it gives the appearance that there food is good for you, otherwise these amazing athletes wouldn't eat it.

III. How much do the celebrities get paid to say that they eat at Subway?

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