Rhetorical Analysis Of Trump's Bluster Is Heard Around The World
Young Voters for Trump Will Be “ YUGE”
On June 16, 2015, in the extravagant Trump Tower of New York City, Donald John Trump announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidency. While most Americans raised their eyebrows in bewilderment, comedians erupted in a dance that Happy Feet would envy. His bombastic personality, amorphous hair, and poorly photographed facial expressions have become some of the most popular political punchlines. Critics dissect his statements and possible solutions until they seem unrealistic, and some are, like building a “YUGGEEE” wall to separate America and Mexico. While Trump is one of the most successful men in America, he is portrayed in media to be an ignorant idiot by YouTubers, comedy writers, and even respected …show more content…
political websites. Young voters are convinced to go against Trump through humor including Photoshop, impersonations, and sarcastic writing so Trump’s opponents can gain support. Despite his offensive and illogical statements, Donald Trump is a very lucrative, successful, experienced, and educated businessman. Trump graduated from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business with a degree in finance. He overtook his father’s Trump Organization, tripled its worth, and became a real estate/business icon. He completed the most expensive residential real estate sale in all of New York City by selling 77 acres for 1.8 billion. His Trump Tower in New York City and Taj Mahal in Atlantic City have become statement buildings of their cities and major tourist attractions (“Donald John Trump”). While Trump’s real worth is unknown (he says he’s worth ten billion, and Forbes says he’s worth around four billion), he is easily worth billions of dollars. Because of these impressive accomplishments, Trump is a respected role model for aspiring businessmen. Unfortunately for Trump, being a respected business extraordinaire does not transfer over to being a respected presidential candidate. In “11 Super Cute Photos of Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin As BFFs,” Donald Trump’s and Vladimir Putin’s heads are Photoshopped onto babies, women, and animals. The fake images are designed to make us believe Donald Trump is a joke. His easily recognizable expressions on animals’ and babies’ bodies is utterly hilarious and displays how the media does not take Donald Trump seriously. His head and facial expressions perfectly fit and depict what a crying baby would look like, suggesting that he, figuratively, is a cry baby. Bold lettering, bright colors, and perfect Trump head placement produce a sentimental photo album of what could be a beautiful relationship between Trump and Putin. Through humor and fear, Buzzfeed convinces us Trump is unfit to be president. As we scroll through the images, the relationship shown becomes more and more intimate. Trump’s and Putin’s heads are Photoshopped into some of the closest relationships known, such as mother and child, man and dog, and man and wife. Yet, in each relationship suggested, Putin’s head is placed on the more dominant figure. While Trump’s head is placed on pet dog, Putin’s is placed on the master’s body. Each baby body is topped with Trump’s head, and the person carrying Trump is either motherly Putin or Dr. Putin. In the photo where Putin is holding a koala, Trump’s head replaces the loving and snuggly creature’s. This Photoshopping suggests Trump and Putin could form an irreplaceable friendship, but Putin will have more power. How can any voter trust Trump will remain successful diplomatic relations with Russia if he or she sees a picture of Trump coddling Putin’s neck? Each Photoshopped image portrays Trump as the submissive with Putin, subconsciously convincing Americans that the United States would become submissive to Russia if Trump is president.
Picture perfect Photoshops parallel the poppy playlist in AlphaCat’s “Barack Obama- Back to Back,”where clever lyrics and multiple allusions to pop culture comically display Trump’s many mishaps for millions of potential voters to see. Alphacat’s lyrical genius shines in his Seuss-like rhymes. To write that the government wants Trump gone, Alphacat hilariously transforms GOP into“G-O- Pleassseee.” The impressive wordplay makes us chuckle at Trump and admire fake Barack Obama’s wit. Alphacat highlights Trump’s many publicized problems through pairing them with popular social media crazes or people. Donald Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again.” To mock Trump’s belief that he can “ make America better,” counterfeit Obama tunes it with the popular jingle of Twitter, “MMMM oh my god why you always lying.” In his amusing insult of calling Trump’s tan orange, he plays off Halloween and the popular online series Orange Is the New Black. The main allusion is to a Billboard Top 50 rap song, Drake’s diss song to Meek Mill, called “Back to Back.” Because this song is consistently played on the radio, we will consistently think of the many Trump insults used in the “Barack to Barack” version of “Back to Back”. Alphacat makes his Trump bashing video unforgettable through lyrical wittiness and association with popular items and people.
Buzzfeed and YouTube, popular websites that draw on a younger crowd, convince their readers to not vote for Trump through unforgettable humor. Buzzfeed uses Photoshop to put Trump on bodies that aren’t his own, so now when we look at Trump’s cringing face, it’s hard not to imagine it on a baby. By using one of the most overplayed songs on the radio, listeners will automatically think of Alphacat’s clever insults of Trump. Each source achieves the goal of making Donald Trump seem like a big joke.
Donald Trump being mocked by YouTubers and pop culture websites is easily expected, but unexpectedly, renowned political news sources use the same techniques.
In“Trump’s Bluster Is Heard Around the World,” an article published on Yahoo! Politics by Gregory Katz, sarcastic tone and vivid descriptions portray Donald Trump as a selfish human being to manipulate readers he will not be a good president. Katz’s sarcastic and criticizing tone adds to the negative view of Trump presented in this article;“His is clearly a recognized name worldwide, which is not to say it's a beloved one.” Katz then proves this point by quoting individuals from around the world. In the first description of Trump, a woman who lives next to a Trump resort calls Trump a spoiled “strange fish.” She then describes his toddler-like tantrums, causing an image of diaper wearing Trump whining and flopping for what he wants to pop into our heads. Katz’s next proof is a video of Mexican comedians dressed as Donald Trump performing an act written from his statements. The comedians are all wearing fake guts, Neanderthal clothing, and blonde wigs. Katz writes, “It's striking how many people know of him at all,” as if Trump is some new American celebrity who is just now getting attention for his statements. It is almost impossible to not recognize the Trump name. His name is on everything he owns, and he owns buildings, programs, and boats worldwide. Trump had been known by the world way before he decided to run for president. To end the article and finish his characterization of Trump, Katz writes,“That would be one side of Trump that few if any have seen — one who says ‘sorry’.” Like Buzzfeed and Alphacat, Katz includes mockery of Trump so viewers will chuckle at their possible leader. This humor alongside Katz’s sarcastic and condescending tone alarm readers that Trump is well known, not well
liked. Schouten continues mockery of Trump in,“Analysis: Donald Trump Talks to Voters at a Fourth-Grade Level,” which focuses on Trump having the most understandable rhetoric and selects only the worst of Trump’s vocabulary to mention. Though the article evaluates many presidential candidates’ vocabularies, the article’s title only mentions Trump. Ben Carson, Trump’s rival in the Republican Party, has a vocabulary ranked only two grades higher than Trump’s, so why wasn’t his middle-school level word choice included in the title as well? Schouten only mentions Trump’s lowest level vocabulary,“Trump excels at that: ‘I’m really rich.’ His critics are either ‘dumb,’ ‘morons’ or ‘losers’.” The focus on connecting Trump with a fourth-grade level education makes him seem like, in his words, a moron. Out of the many candidates mentioned, the picture attached to the article is of the always photogenic Donald Trump. In the photo, Trump is smirking with squinting eyes to camera and looks like a troublesome fourth grader who got away with a prank in class. The unflattering photo completes Schouten’s goal of portraying Trump as too immature.
Because they rely on cherry-picked evidence, Katz and Schouten make their articles too immature to provide reliable political news. Yahoo! Politics and USA Today are respected news sources that many rely on to find accurate presidential campaign updates to form opinions. While Katz’s and Schouten’s articles in these sources are accurate, they only include Trump’s faults and poor pictures; they fail to mention his accomplishments. By only writing about a small selection of Trump’s quotes and life with sarcastic tone, each site easily makes him unable to be taken seriously.
On November 8, 2016, Americans will elect the next President of the United States. This future leader could be Donald Trump, and comedians could have another four years of Photoshopping, musical parodies, and jokes about toupees. But, can young voters dig through all humor surrounding Donald Trump and actually consider him fit to run the country? Despite his immense success, Donald Trump is still considered a living joke waiting to be made fun of. Photoshop, impersonations, pop culture references, and sarcastic writing convince young voters that Trump is not the right choice to be their leader.
On June 16, 2015, in the extravagant Trump Tower of New York City, Donald John Trump announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidency. While most Americans raised their eyebrows in bewilderment, comedians erupted in a dance that Happy Feet would envy. His bombastic personality, amorphous hair, and poorly photographed facial expressions have become some of the most popular political punchlines. Critics dissect his statements and possible solutions until they seem unrealistic, and some are, like building a “YUGGEEE” wall to separate America and Mexico. While Trump is one of the most successful men in America, he is portrayed in media to be an ignorant idiot by YouTubers, comedy writers, and even respected …show more content…
political websites. Young voters are convinced to go against Trump through humor including Photoshop, impersonations, and sarcastic writing so Trump’s opponents can gain support. Despite his offensive and illogical statements, Donald Trump is a very lucrative, successful, experienced, and educated businessman. Trump graduated from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business with a degree in finance. He overtook his father’s Trump Organization, tripled its worth, and became a real estate/business icon. He completed the most expensive residential real estate sale in all of New York City by selling 77 acres for 1.8 billion. His Trump Tower in New York City and Taj Mahal in Atlantic City have become statement buildings of their cities and major tourist attractions (“Donald John Trump”). While Trump’s real worth is unknown (he says he’s worth ten billion, and Forbes says he’s worth around four billion), he is easily worth billions of dollars. Because of these impressive accomplishments, Trump is a respected role model for aspiring businessmen. Unfortunately for Trump, being a respected business extraordinaire does not transfer over to being a respected presidential candidate. In “11 Super Cute Photos of Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin As BFFs,” Donald Trump’s and Vladimir Putin’s heads are Photoshopped onto babies, women, and animals. The fake images are designed to make us believe Donald Trump is a joke. His easily recognizable expressions on animals’ and babies’ bodies is utterly hilarious and displays how the media does not take Donald Trump seriously. His head and facial expressions perfectly fit and depict what a crying baby would look like, suggesting that he, figuratively, is a cry baby. Bold lettering, bright colors, and perfect Trump head placement produce a sentimental photo album of what could be a beautiful relationship between Trump and Putin. Through humor and fear, Buzzfeed convinces us Trump is unfit to be president. As we scroll through the images, the relationship shown becomes more and more intimate. Trump’s and Putin’s heads are Photoshopped into some of the closest relationships known, such as mother and child, man and dog, and man and wife. Yet, in each relationship suggested, Putin’s head is placed on the more dominant figure. While Trump’s head is placed on pet dog, Putin’s is placed on the master’s body. Each baby body is topped with Trump’s head, and the person carrying Trump is either motherly Putin or Dr. Putin. In the photo where Putin is holding a koala, Trump’s head replaces the loving and snuggly creature’s. This Photoshopping suggests Trump and Putin could form an irreplaceable friendship, but Putin will have more power. How can any voter trust Trump will remain successful diplomatic relations with Russia if he or she sees a picture of Trump coddling Putin’s neck? Each Photoshopped image portrays Trump as the submissive with Putin, subconsciously convincing Americans that the United States would become submissive to Russia if Trump is president.
Picture perfect Photoshops parallel the poppy playlist in AlphaCat’s “Barack Obama- Back to Back,”where clever lyrics and multiple allusions to pop culture comically display Trump’s many mishaps for millions of potential voters to see. Alphacat’s lyrical genius shines in his Seuss-like rhymes. To write that the government wants Trump gone, Alphacat hilariously transforms GOP into“G-O- Pleassseee.” The impressive wordplay makes us chuckle at Trump and admire fake Barack Obama’s wit. Alphacat highlights Trump’s many publicized problems through pairing them with popular social media crazes or people. Donald Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again.” To mock Trump’s belief that he can “ make America better,” counterfeit Obama tunes it with the popular jingle of Twitter, “MMMM oh my god why you always lying.” In his amusing insult of calling Trump’s tan orange, he plays off Halloween and the popular online series Orange Is the New Black. The main allusion is to a Billboard Top 50 rap song, Drake’s diss song to Meek Mill, called “Back to Back.” Because this song is consistently played on the radio, we will consistently think of the many Trump insults used in the “Barack to Barack” version of “Back to Back”. Alphacat makes his Trump bashing video unforgettable through lyrical wittiness and association with popular items and people.
Buzzfeed and YouTube, popular websites that draw on a younger crowd, convince their readers to not vote for Trump through unforgettable humor. Buzzfeed uses Photoshop to put Trump on bodies that aren’t his own, so now when we look at Trump’s cringing face, it’s hard not to imagine it on a baby. By using one of the most overplayed songs on the radio, listeners will automatically think of Alphacat’s clever insults of Trump. Each source achieves the goal of making Donald Trump seem like a big joke.
Donald Trump being mocked by YouTubers and pop culture websites is easily expected, but unexpectedly, renowned political news sources use the same techniques.
In“Trump’s Bluster Is Heard Around the World,” an article published on Yahoo! Politics by Gregory Katz, sarcastic tone and vivid descriptions portray Donald Trump as a selfish human being to manipulate readers he will not be a good president. Katz’s sarcastic and criticizing tone adds to the negative view of Trump presented in this article;“His is clearly a recognized name worldwide, which is not to say it's a beloved one.” Katz then proves this point by quoting individuals from around the world. In the first description of Trump, a woman who lives next to a Trump resort calls Trump a spoiled “strange fish.” She then describes his toddler-like tantrums, causing an image of diaper wearing Trump whining and flopping for what he wants to pop into our heads. Katz’s next proof is a video of Mexican comedians dressed as Donald Trump performing an act written from his statements. The comedians are all wearing fake guts, Neanderthal clothing, and blonde wigs. Katz writes, “It's striking how many people know of him at all,” as if Trump is some new American celebrity who is just now getting attention for his statements. It is almost impossible to not recognize the Trump name. His name is on everything he owns, and he owns buildings, programs, and boats worldwide. Trump had been known by the world way before he decided to run for president. To end the article and finish his characterization of Trump, Katz writes,“That would be one side of Trump that few if any have seen — one who says ‘sorry’.” Like Buzzfeed and Alphacat, Katz includes mockery of Trump so viewers will chuckle at their possible leader. This humor alongside Katz’s sarcastic and condescending tone alarm readers that Trump is well known, not well
liked. Schouten continues mockery of Trump in,“Analysis: Donald Trump Talks to Voters at a Fourth-Grade Level,” which focuses on Trump having the most understandable rhetoric and selects only the worst of Trump’s vocabulary to mention. Though the article evaluates many presidential candidates’ vocabularies, the article’s title only mentions Trump. Ben Carson, Trump’s rival in the Republican Party, has a vocabulary ranked only two grades higher than Trump’s, so why wasn’t his middle-school level word choice included in the title as well? Schouten only mentions Trump’s lowest level vocabulary,“Trump excels at that: ‘I’m really rich.’ His critics are either ‘dumb,’ ‘morons’ or ‘losers’.” The focus on connecting Trump with a fourth-grade level education makes him seem like, in his words, a moron. Out of the many candidates mentioned, the picture attached to the article is of the always photogenic Donald Trump. In the photo, Trump is smirking with squinting eyes to camera and looks like a troublesome fourth grader who got away with a prank in class. The unflattering photo completes Schouten’s goal of portraying Trump as too immature.
Because they rely on cherry-picked evidence, Katz and Schouten make their articles too immature to provide reliable political news. Yahoo! Politics and USA Today are respected news sources that many rely on to find accurate presidential campaign updates to form opinions. While Katz’s and Schouten’s articles in these sources are accurate, they only include Trump’s faults and poor pictures; they fail to mention his accomplishments. By only writing about a small selection of Trump’s quotes and life with sarcastic tone, each site easily makes him unable to be taken seriously.
On November 8, 2016, Americans will elect the next President of the United States. This future leader could be Donald Trump, and comedians could have another four years of Photoshopping, musical parodies, and jokes about toupees. But, can young voters dig through all humor surrounding Donald Trump and actually consider him fit to run the country? Despite his immense success, Donald Trump is still considered a living joke waiting to be made fun of. Photoshop, impersonations, pop culture references, and sarcastic writing convince young voters that Trump is not the right choice to be their leader.