Vietnam Perleman/Fallacies/Devices

(Images not working, so citations left in place) Concrete Values http://www.theshockfactor.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FXJ231667_2.jpg	The posters these protestors are holding up show an argument based on concrete values. There is no mistaking the message of the sign, (other than if the sign has a sexual connotation which wouldn’t be that surprising). The sign is simple, yet vastly effective; don’t go to war, make love with the nations of the world.
Emotional Appeal, Space                 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/0e/1c/b70e1c658be60200a785136b36b59057.jpg	This protestor simultaneously makes an argument while creating a logical fallacy in her argument at the same time. The argument the protestor is trying to make is one of space that relates with the rest of the American people: ‘my son was killed in a pointless war, how long before they take yours?’. That being said, this sign also falls into the territories of emotional appeal, creating an argument based on the emotions of others rather than trying their hardest to make an argument based on logic and reasoning. That being said, the sign is still very effective and definitely raised a few eyebrows
Repetition                https://wynstep.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/vietnam-war-protest-early-70s.jpg	These protestors in union hold up sign to drive home the message using repetition: STOP THE WAR STOP THE WAR STOP THE WAR STOP THE WAR STOP THE WAR “Honey, when do you wanna go home?” AFTER WE STOP THE WAR “Hey guys, I’m hungry, do you want to get something to eat?” AFTER WE STOP THE WAR “Um, sir, you need to pick your daughter up from school.” I’LL PICK HER UP AFTER WE STOP THE WAR.
Time, Slippery Slope https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/52/bd/d252bd3ad7d1ad85a3f8b79e45d78db7.jpg	This sign is interesting in that it’s slightly more threatening than the other, as it builds an argument on time with a false sense of urgency using a slippery slope argument. The poster is trying to convince us that if we don’t end the war in Vietnam, it will somehow come over here and endanger us all. This is the same type of mentality used to create most slippery slope arguments, which use a false sense of urgency to create a necessity for itself. Flawed to say the least.
Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick, 1987) http://www.canalecinema.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/full-metal-jacket.jpg	Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket is a look into the hellish nature of the Vietnam War, from the training camps in which we see a normal man slowly decent into insanity and kill himself, to the actual war in which the dehumanizing effect of war is shown in full force. This poster has a very high contrast, with the background being completely white, the giant amount of open space around the ‘Born to Kill’ helmet, and the eye level shot of the helmet along with the helmet itself being an icon for much of the controversy surrounding the Vietnam War.
Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)	Loosely based on the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now was once panned by critics at the time of its release but is now considered to be one of the greatest war epics ever made. All posters for the movie feature the bright red background drawing attention to the practice of napalming which was commonplace during the Vietnam war, along with high levels of abstraction to make the poster look more like a painting than a poster.
Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) https://i.pinimg.com/736x/51/05/2c/51052c7ea4b4e1b83a23f395de4aff06.jpg	Although not inherently a movie about the Vietnam War itself, Taxi Driver takes a look into post-Vietnam society through the eyes of Travis Bickle, a war veteran turned nobody who seeks to try and blend in with society and become somebody. The font on this iconic poster is in bold so there is no mistaking what the title of the movie is, along with a fairly low contrast. Travis’s taxi is among the most noticeable things in the poster, as its bright yellow contrasts with the dark background
The Post (Spielberg, 2017) https://i0.wp.com/teaser-trailer.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Post-New-Film-Poster-3.jpg?ssl=1	Steven Spielberg’s The Post takes a look at the more political side of the Vietnam war with a scandal of classified war documents proving corruption in the Nixon administration being published by the Washington Post. Upon first glance of the poster, it does appear fairly bland, but when you read all the names, the poster literally speaks for itself. Tom Hanks, one of the most critically acclaimed actors of all time, Meryl Streep, among if not the most famous actresses of all time, and Steven Spielberg, one of the greatest directors of all time. The poster prides itself on its credibility which lets the poster speak for itself