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Unit 2 Lens Assignment: Rhetorical Characteristics of Demagoguery
Unit 2: The Prompt
Using Roberts Miller to Explore Contemporary Figures
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The rhetoric of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could be analyzed in terms of RM's framework. Here is some background on Jones from the New York Times. You could start with Alex Jones' Twitter feed, including his retweets of Russian groups. These could be used for an analysis of demagoguery, and in particular the strategy of demonization. Sample video, plus collection of videos and excerpts. Some sample speeches by Alex Jones from Infowars. 1. "Secede from the New World Order," Jones suggests Obama is Beelzebub Consider whether such statements fit Roberts-Miller's definition.
- Speech by Richard Spencer, a leader of the "Alt-Right," on November 21, 2016. Spencer is editor of Radix Journal. Video excepts are available here.
- Background on the alt-right from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Some prominent alt-right websites are Radix Journal, The Unz Review, Taki Mag, The Right Stuff, and Red Ice.
- Breitbart News. Some have claimed this journal supports alt-right ideas, and contains some examples of demagoguery. You could explore whether you think the evidence is strong or weak.
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Stormfront - this is a "white nationalist, white supremacist and neo-Nazi internet forum that was the internet's first major racial hate site." (wikipedia) http://www.stormfront.org/forum/
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Louis Farrakhan http://blog.adl.org/anti-semitism/farrakhan-continues-his-anti-semitic-saviours-day-message-in-chicago and http://archive.adl.org/special_reports/farrakhan_own_words2/on_jews.html#.Uxj9ZPmwJcQ
- Amy Mendes "Digital Demagogue: The Critical Candidacy of Donald J. Trump." You could critically analyze Mendes' argument and decide whether you think she
makes a strong or weak case based on your own reading of texts by Trump.
- VDare and Stormfront, two of the largest racist, white nationalist sites.
- "The flight 93 election" - an article written by Publius Decius Mus (pen name for Michael Anton, former Bush speechwriter and Trump advisor). September 5, 2016
- Ted Nugent speech at NRA convention (see minute 4.56)
Other Target Texts
Topics and Student Ideas
- This Unit 2 Ideas page contains a first look at some possible topics students are considering
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