On election day my class and I was assigned to watch both Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf’s campaign advertisements for the 2014 election, and write a Rhetorical Analysis. This assignment was just an example for the next Rhetorical Analysis assignment. I like that we did this in class first because it is hard to get the hang of it but now that we all did one in class I have a better understanding of the assignment now.
1 min response- In Governor Tom Corbett's campaign advertisement (Republican) he explains what he has done during his time as Governor. A couple points that Corbett Emphasized was that he Reduce spending, saved 338 million on welfare fraud, and saved taxpayers 43 million dollars. If I only saw Corbett's advertisement then I would definitely think that he has made a big difference in the way we live. But personally I like to hear both sides of the campaign because a lot of the stuff that wolf says would contradict some points that Corbett made. saving money is his whole argument.
The purpose of Corbett’s campaign is Persuade people to vote for him. The message Corbett is showing is that he is a man of his word because he stresses how he did everything he said he would before he got elected. Corbett is considered a credible person because he is well known by the people of Pennsylvania. In Corbett’s campaign he he is trying to keep the Republicans trust and he wants them to vote for him.
1 min response- In Tom Wolf's campaign advertisement (Democrat) he took a different approach than Corbett. For example a couple of Wolf’s points were that he Served in the Peace core, went to MIT and earned his PHD, Started off a working man driving a forklift, donates his salary to charity, and finally he explains how he donates his own profit with his employees. Wolf talks a lot about how he is a family man, this approach helps the audience think that he is a caring father/person and is give the illusion that he will take care of his people. I would not vote for Wolf because I feel that he did not say anything that he is going to do good for us as Pennsylvanians, other that donating part of his salary which only makes him look good.
The purpose of Tom Wolf’s campaign advertisement is also to persuade people to vote for him. The message that Wolf conveys is that he wants to be elected because he believes that he can do a better job than Corbett and make this a better state. Wolf’s campaign is definitely more conversational than Corbett’s, he campaign is around all working class people and he tries to relate to them as much as possible. I know this because he uses his family as a testimony to look more credible to the people of PA.
Possible Essay Topics- How do the Candidate feel on education?
- What’s wolf’s plans once elected Governor (Specifically)?
-What’s Corbett’s plans once elected Governor (Specifically)?