Ethos of Nixon Nazi Poster

The ethos for this text is not very apparent. The extrinsic ethos is virtually unknown because there is no information on the creator of the poster. We are not able to fully examine the credibility of the creator. The intrinsic ethos is also hard to examine but we can look at the presentation of the text and the argument of the unknown creator. The first thing we can look at is the use of a notorious symbol and backdrop. We can assume the creator used it while being fully aware of the impact it would have on the audience. The addition of a president's name served to make a connection that would have a large effect with varied reactions. Regarding the argument, though it is not a written text, we can still determine that the creator was making the argument that there is a connection between President Nixon and the Nazi Party. The lack of extrinsic ethos helps to enhance the intrinsic ethos, but, in the end, it is still difficult to discuss the credibility and even determine a complete argument for this text when the identity of the creator is unknown.

---Grace

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  1. Eric LangOctober 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM

    A lack of extrinsic ethos can't really enhance intrinsic ethos, as you said. In fact, I think it should be the other way around; extrinsic ethos can improve intrinsic, so a lack of extrinsic ethos should harm intrinsic ethos. As for intrinsic ethos, I don't think there's much of this, since accusing anyone of being an extremist or comparing them to Nazis makes yourself look like an extremist and thus severely harms your credibility. Many people do not like Nixon, but most would still not even consider associating him with the Nazi party.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2017 at 8:39 PM

    While the ethos is not clear, it could be argued that for an american at the time who agrees with the sentiment in the poster, the simple fact of being in agreement is enough credibility.

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  3. LJ BrooksOctober 12, 2017 at 6:35 PM

    Whenever the author is unknown is becomes extremely difficult to find the ethos of a text. What ends up happening is that the pathos and logos sort of act as the ethos. The message itself becomes the ethos for the message in a way.

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