Coulter and Moore

I would have to say that both Coulter and Moore are protestors. Coulter is a protestor because she argues against liberalism through her books and public appearances. Since I haven’t read any of her books I can’t really speak to how effective she is, but based on her interviews, she doesn’t seem like she can defend her arguments very well and is a pretty crappy protestor. In my opinion, her rhetoric is the kind where she beats you over the head with her ideas and if that doesn’t work she’ll call you stupid. What makes her attractive to audiences is that she is very entertaining. She is very outspoken about her beliefs, some of which can be outrageous. Because of this, even people that don’t agree with her would be willing to buy her books to see what crazy thing she’ll come up with.

Moore is also a protestor. He argues against numerous different topics and has a liberal agenda. His protests occur through his documentaries(movies). What makes him a decent protestor is that his movies are easily accessible. Instead of reading a book all you do have to watch. The American public can easily support him because he puts his arguments in a form of media that can reach many people. This is often extremely effective because people who aren’t very well informed will believe everything in his movies, because his arguments, with the use of music and pictures, can be very persuasive to the untrained eye/ear.

Overall, both and Coulter and Moore are probably a lot more popular than they should be because their rhetoric techniques aren’t very solid. They’ve managed to capture people willing to jump onto any bandwagon that catches their attention.