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Analyzing Power, Corruption, and Language in "Animal Farm"

This resource explores key themes in George Orwell's "Animal Farm," particularly the connection between power and corruption, as articulated by Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." It examines how language can be a tool for persuasion and control, highlighting the difference between connotative and denotative meanings. Students will learn to assess the credibility of arguments through logical, emotional, and ethical appeals, encouraging critical thinking and analysis of the author's intent, tone, and the overall effectiveness of arguments presented in the text.

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Analyzing Power, Corruption, and Language in "Animal Farm"

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  1. Pigs Rule! Evaluating an Argument Power, Corruption and Language Title credit: Dr. K. Rowlands, CSUN Material adapted from Holt Literature & Language Arts, Fourth Course Animal Farm

  2. Introduction • Discuss Lord Acton’s view: power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. • Language has connotative and denotative meaning. • Language may be used to persuade and control. • Determining the credibility of an argument is an important skill. Animal Farm

  3. State a Claim or Opinion • The major thrust or idea of the author. • Often the claim is stated in the form of a generalization, a broad statement that covers many situations. Animal Farm

  4. Supporting the Claim • Logical appeals- convincing reasons and evidence. • Emotional appeals- appeals to the heart rather than to the intellect. • Ethical appeals- appeals to one’s sense of right and wrong. Animal Farm

  5. Logical Appeals • Facts • Statistics • Examples • Quotations or expert opinion Animal Farm

  6. Emotional Appeals • Loaded words, emotional connotations • Anecdotes, brief stories or personal accounts of an event Animal Farm

  7. Ethical Appeals • Appeal to one’s sense of right and wrong. • Are they credible? What is their motive? Animal Farm

  8. How Comprehensive Is the Support? • The author or speaker must provide sufficient evidence to back up generalizations. • If the argument is filled with emotional appeals but no relevant evidence, it is possible that no evidence exists to support the claim. Animal Farm

  9. Author’s Intent or Purpose • Does the author present a reasoned, objective argument? • Does the author have a biased interest in the topic? Animal Farm

  10. Tone • The author’s intent affects tone. • Tone filled with anger may indicate an argument based on more emotion than evidence. Animal Farm

  11. Practice! Analyze a Speech for Appeals to Logic, Emotion and Ethics • List all the appeals in Chief Tecumseh’s address to General William Henry Harrison Reading by Arthur S. Junaluska Artist Unknown Animal Farm

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