Thursday, February 25, 2016

Major Rhetorical Argument/Stasis for “Revolution”

Natania Lipp

In “Revolution” the Beatles challenge the importance of money, destruction and even government policies in their search for peace. They say, “you can count me out” to the idea of destruction, and instead claim that, “you have to wait”. They argue for passive strategy towards achieving peace by using evaluation/value. The Beatles question and discard the importance of money and destruction, and they put their value towards waiting for peace without taking physical action. They bring this concept to their listeners with a cool and confident tone so that their laid back words compliment their upbeat tune. Their use of stasis #3 is convincing because they bring people together in hope simply by changing the value that other people put on physical things. 

2 comments:

  1. I think the Beatles creatively used their music to support peace in society. I agree that their song “Revolution” criticized the government while also condemning destructive protests. They stated that they would rather wait and achieve peace rather than being too radical.
    -Jena Baguyos

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  2. So, interesting, this seems like evaluation for sure. But they are evaluating potential actions, which is a great twist on the stasis!

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