Rhetorical Analysis Of Nation And Race By Adolf Hitler

Critically Analyze an Excerpt from Main Kampf (Volume 1, Chapter 11) by Adolph Hitler

In (Volume 1, Chapter 11) of Main Kampf, Adolf Hitler discusses “Nation and Race” in attempts to distinguish the Aryan race from the inferior race, the Jewish. He presents his claim by using anti-Semitic imagery, which is a form of discrimination against Jewish people (anti-Semitic, 2016). He also uses propaganda to convince the masses to follow his sophism. This paper will review (Volume 1, Chapter 11) titled “Nation and Race”, and will evaluate the persuasive techniques used by Adolf Hitler while applying rhetorical analysis.

Summary

Adolf Hitler asses race in terms of ranks producing lower and higher groups of people. In his assessment, he alludes to the argument that the lower groups of people mainly Jews polluted the higher groups in their mixing. He contends that when racial mixing occurs the higher group is lowered both physically and intellectually. Hitler also paints the imagery of conflict that would result if the two

Upon first read one would argue that Adolf Hitler presents a very strong argument, however, a closer examination would reveal the many false analogies used. False analogy is one of the many devices used in persuasive writing and is often used to express one’s opinion. His arguments were very descriptive and this was a ploy used to give his audience something to relate to. For instance, he used common facts and compared it to something relatable in hopes of establishing a connection. The flaw of this technique is that it lacks proof ultimately weakening the argument’s credibility. This can be seen when Hitler said that ‘every animal mates only with a member of the same species’ (Hitler, 1925, pg.1), which seems to suggest that it is unnatural for people of different races to mix. His main purpose in using this analogy is to convince his audience that nature endorses the concept of racial