These words added to Hitler’s tactics of persuasion. When referring to Germany, he used words that conveyed strength. When speaking about enemy nations or about Jews, he used words that alluded to weakness, his favorite of which was pacifist; he used this term to refer to anything and everything that he disagreed with. To Hitler, pacifism was the ultimate sign of weakness. By creating a false dilemma in the mind of his audience, he was able to convince them that although something was unethical, it was the only option. Hitler convinced the audience that the rest of the world thought of Germany as inferior, second-class citizens. This angered the crowd, who had been taught to believe that they were the master race. Hitler offered up as evidence the Treaty of Versailles, which he believed treated the Germans as subhuman. Furthermore, Hitler blamed Germany’s relegation to second-class status on the Jews, who he claimed both caused Germany to lose World War I and stole wealth that rightfully belonged to those of German
These words added to Hitler’s tactics of persuasion. When referring to Germany, he used words that conveyed strength. When speaking about enemy nations or about Jews, he used words that alluded to weakness, his favorite of which was pacifist; he used this term to refer to anything and everything that he disagreed with. To Hitler, pacifism was the ultimate sign of weakness. By creating a false dilemma in the mind of his audience, he was able to convince them that although something was unethical, it was the only option. Hitler convinced the audience that the rest of the world thought of Germany as inferior, second-class citizens. This angered the crowd, who had been taught to believe that they were the master race. Hitler offered up as evidence the Treaty of Versailles, which he believed treated the Germans as subhuman. Furthermore, Hitler blamed Germany’s relegation to second-class status on the Jews, who he claimed both caused Germany to lose World War I and stole wealth that rightfully belonged to those of German