Phil Flashcards
(6 cards)
“If you don’t help us we’ll kill you
Phil
What is the technique used?
Juxtaposition / Tone
“If you don’t help us we’ll kill you
Phil
What is the Analysis used?
Calm delivery of death threat..
reveals how Phil is..
The calm delivery of a death threat creates chilling tension. The juxtaposition of rational tone and extreme content reveals how desensitised Phil is to violence.
“If you don’t help us we’ll kill you
Phil
What is the context used?
Hint: Fears of moral relativism
Reflects growing fears of moral relativism—doing evil for a perceived greater good.
“I’m in charge. Everyone is happier. What’s more important: one person or everyone?”
What is the technique used?
Rhetorical Question / Utilitarian Logic
“I’m in charge. Everyone is happier. What’s more important: one person or everyone?”
analysis?
How does Phil frame the situation? What does RQ disguise manipulation as?
Phil frames the situation as logical, removing emotion from moral decisions. The rhetorical question disguises manipulation as rationality
“I’m in charge. Everyone is happier. What’s more important: one person or everyone?”
What is the context?
What does it expose? What does it mirror?
Exposes how immoral acts are justified through cold logic. Mirrors political ideologies that sacrifice individuals for societal “stability.”