Persuasive Techniques Used In Pastor's Speech
Source N is a speech made by a pastor of a Reich Church, it is helping to progress the ideas of the Nazis, by condemning communism and portraying Hitler as a saviour and a man leading Germany to a better future. It was given by a protestant pastor, this man presumably belonged to the ‘German Christians’ movement (an association of protestants who admired Hitler), this indicates that the pastor may have been bias towards the Nazi ideology. The source was spoken, meaning that it was a public event and would most probably have been observed by nazi supporters (ready to disclose the contents of the speech). As it was public it may not be the full beliefs of the pastor, just what he believed he had to say to remain safe. This point is further accentuated
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by the fact that it was spoken in 1937, well into the years of of a powerful Nazi Germany. The pastor helps progress Nazi ideology and condemns communism when he says “We all know that if the Third Reich were to collapse today, communism would come in it's place. Therefore we must show loyalty to the Fuhrer who has saved us from communism and given us a better future” At the start of the pastor’s speech he says “We all know” he says this as if it is collective common knowledge indicating to the listeners that anyone who thinks otherwise is unintelligent.
This fact would mean that anybody who was thinking otherwise would begin reconsidering and changing their beliefs. The pastor uses persuasive techniques when speaking, for example when he says “must”, this use of an imperative creates the belief that it is a person's duty to be loyal to the Fuhrer, making many Germans subconsciously swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler. The speech creates the impression that communism is evil, this is shown when the pastor says “saved us from communism” he personifies communism as if it were another of Germany’s enemies. The pastor creates a final bit of support for Hitler by telling the listeners that the Fuhrer “has given us a better future”. He doesn’t say he ‘will’ he says he ‘has’, again using persuasive language and inducing a subconscious oath of loyalty to Hitler. Finally, the pastor concluded his speech by reminding the German people to “Support the ‘German Christian’ Church” this single quote tells us the motive behind the pastor's
speech.
by the fact that it was spoken in 1937, well into the years of of a powerful Nazi Germany. The pastor helps progress Nazi ideology and condemns communism when he says “We all know that if the Third Reich were to collapse today, communism would come in it's place. Therefore we must show loyalty to the Fuhrer who has saved us from communism and given us a better future” At the start of the pastor’s speech he says “We all know” he says this as if it is collective common knowledge indicating to the listeners that anyone who thinks otherwise is unintelligent.
This fact would mean that anybody who was thinking otherwise would begin reconsidering and changing their beliefs. The pastor uses persuasive techniques when speaking, for example when he says “must”, this use of an imperative creates the belief that it is a person's duty to be loyal to the Fuhrer, making many Germans subconsciously swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler. The speech creates the impression that communism is evil, this is shown when the pastor says “saved us from communism” he personifies communism as if it were another of Germany’s enemies. The pastor creates a final bit of support for Hitler by telling the listeners that the Fuhrer “has given us a better future”. He doesn’t say he ‘will’ he says he ‘has’, again using persuasive language and inducing a subconscious oath of loyalty to Hitler. Finally, the pastor concluded his speech by reminding the German people to “Support the ‘German Christian’ Church” this single quote tells us the motive behind the pastor's
speech.