Argument: America is a proud country who will work to defend their own
Audience: The audience consists of all lower and middle class Americans who have pride in their country. The audience is patriotic and most likely holds strong Christian values and believes in the American dream. This is focused at those who are either in the military or have family members in the military who believe in pay back and defending something with violent force.
Goal: To raise patriotism and support immediate retaliation and the military troops
Ethos: There is a lot of credibility established in this song. The one verse in particular talks about how Toby Keith’s Father Lost his eye in battle but that did not deter him from the participation in flying the American Flag in his yard and overall supporting the country and continuing to believe in its values and cause. This shows great credibility because Toby is then not someone speaking idyllically about war and its effects but from personal experience and how war can affect the individual and how that is only another reason our support must be unwavering. He also relates to the specific audience by not
Pathos: Toby used pathos as his main tool in this argument. By using slower softer tunes to inflict sorrow and memory of the 9/11 attacks which then crescendo up to his main argument of retaliation the audience is able to take the sadness and turn it into the pride in their countries ability to make up for the 9/11 attack. He also uses immense imagery of symbolically American icons to reinforce the unity and cooperation of the individual into a group or united front.
Sufficient: This song is in no way present sufficient information because it idealizes the actual happenings of war, and although it refers briefly to the idea of lose in time of war that is where it stops. There is not a discussion of the actual losing of life on the other side or how and if the government would retaliate cautiously, simply that they would retaliate.
Effective: Yes, this was a very affective song. Although it did not give sufficient evidence for the massive undertaking a war, and subsequent wars, would be the emotional appeal right after 9/11 was so strong that this song effectively united the audience into one mind set which was retaliation on a large scale.
Song Words American Girls and American Guys
We'll always stand up and salute
We'll always recognize
When we see Old Glory Flying
There's a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night
When we lay down our head
My daddy served in the army
Where he lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard
Until the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy
In the land of the free.
Now this nation that I love
Has fallen under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flyin' in
From somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see clearly
Through our big black eye
Man, we lit up your world
Like the 4th of July
Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin' her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin' her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
Justice will be served
And the battle will rage
This big dog will fight
When you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
`Cause we`ll put a bullet in your ass
It`s the American way
Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin' her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin' her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
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