name calling
This book cover is an example of name-calling, a propaganda tool used to smear or damage another person’s image or reputation. Name-calling is used a lot in politics, this picture being an example of the hostility between democrats and republicans. By saying “If democrats had any brains, they’d be republicans,” Ann Coulter is trying to make the democrats look bad. Although there is no explicit name-calling, it is very strongly implied that democrats do not have any brains, thus indirectly calling them stupid.
Citation:
"If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans." By Ann Coulter:: Reader Store. Sony, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014.
Citation:
"If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans." By Ann Coulter:: Reader Store. Sony, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014.