Animal Farm Test - background info and propaganda

Mr. Jones (Tsar Nicholas ||)

The owner of the Manor Farm, a drunk, ran off the farm by the animals, tries to take back the farm but fails.

Testimonial

A celebrity endorsement or someone who has used the product

Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle

The relationships between the writer, the audience, and the subject (ethos-ethics/pathos-emotional appeal/logos-logic)

Russian Revolution

A revolution that overthrew the imperial government and placed the Bolsheviks in power.

Non Sequitur

A statement that does not follow logically from evidence ex: the commercials for Axe Body Spray, which claim that women will flock to a person who wears Axe Body Spray

Napoleon (Stalin)

One of the pigs who gradually attain more power and influence on the farm, eventually becoming the unquestioned leader of the Animal Farm.

Slippery Slope

One small action has big consequences (tends to be scary) ex: No milk + apples -> Jones comes back and makes animals slaves

Benjamin

The oldest animal and the only donkey that lives on Animal Farm. He is cynical, ill-tempered, and complains a lot, but he is also caring, contemplative, and wise.

Logical Fallicies

the twisting of logic (fallicy = false/mistaken idea)

Ad Hominem

Name calling - a person's character or motive is attacke dinstead of that person's argument

October Revolution

Alexander Kerensky took control (favored by everyone), doesn't end war, angers army (2 million desert) and generals and Bolsheviks, everyone rebells, palace surrounded, Kerensky escapes, Bolsheviks take power.

The Seven Commandments

1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend 3. No animal shall wear clothes 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed 5. No animal shall drink alcohol 6. No animal shell kill any other animal 7. All animals are equal

Old Major (Lenin)

Oldest, wisest, highly regarded. Gives a speech about his dreams for a better life out from under the rule of tyrannical humans. He starts the idea of a revolution and represents hope.

Squealer (propaganda)

Clever, good speaker, excellent at persuading the other animals. Napoleon's spokesperson who delivers his orders, explains his choices and tells lies to support Napoleon.

Bandwagon

Everybody's doing it, so you should too

Boxer (Working Class)

Hardworking, deadicated, and loyal. Fights bravely against the humans. He's too loyal, which is taken advantage of is worked until he collapses. Sold to a slaughterhouse.

Tsar Nicholas ||

Incompetent, helped start WWI (w/ Kaiser), tried to close down the government, stepped down

Snowball (Trotsky)

Intelligent, animated, came up with new ideas, brave fighter, and cares about the working animals. His plans/ideas revolve around providing education and better conditions on the farm. Organizes the animals during 'The Battle of the Cowshed'.

Moses the Raven

Jones's spy, disliked by the other animals, tells stories of Sugarcandy Mountain (awesome animal afterlife) which angers the pigs, becomes an ally of the pigs, helps keep the other animals in control.

Trotsky

Led the Bolsheviks against Alexander Kerensky, became part of foreign affairs after Kerensky left, was going to replace Lenin but Stalin got him ran out.

Stalin's rise to power

Lenin tries to prevent Stalin from being his successor, but dies before it happens. Trotsky was going to replace him, but Stalin gets him run out of the country. He betrays anyone who's no longer useful, rises up, and becomes Russia's leader.

New Economic Plan (NEP)

Lenin's 1921 policy to re-establish limited economic freedom in an attempt to rebuild agriculture and industry in the face of economic disintegration

Plain Folks

Pretend to be one of the common people ex: rich people eating at McDonald's/hanging out like a regular person, "slumming it"

Mollie (Middle Class)

Pretty, foolish, vain, only interested in preserving her own comfort

Ad Nauseum

Repetition - repeated so many times people start to believe it

February Revolution

Russian economy faltering, 20,00 workers on strike wanting higher wages, army refuses Tsar's orders, Tsar tries to close gvmt down, Nicholas had to step down.

Lenin

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution

Stalin

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition, betrayed everyone not useful to him, ran off Trotsky

Red Herring

Something that draws attention away from the main issue

Setting of Animal Farm

The Manor Farm (Animal Farm) in England

Circular Reasoning

The argument repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence ex: "I'm amazing because I'm amazing"

Revisionism

When you change the narrative to make it look better ex: historical event or battle's outcome is changed

Plot of Animal Farm

a group of animals rebel against humans and become their own masters. Things work smoothly at first, and the animals revel in their freedom and have equality. However, the pigs become power-hungry and become the new oppressors of the animals and become indistinguishable from humans.

Clover

a stout motherly mare approaching middle life

Transfer

connecting a candidate or product to a symbol thats desireable or attractive ex: using the American flag as a backdrop for a political event

Bourgeoisie

middle class

Fear

to present a dreaded circumstance and usually follow it up with the kind of behavior needed to avoid that horrible event.

Proletariat

working class