The passage below is an excerpt from empre orsion by Chris Hedges. Read the passage carefully then write an essay in which you develop a portion on Hedges' argument
o stessential skills artifice Use appropriate, specific evidence to state and develop your position
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The most essentialski in political theater and a consumer culture is artifice Political leaders, who use the tools of mass propaganda to create a sense of faux intimacy with
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e d to be t here or honest They need only to appear to have these qualities Most of all they need a story, a personal narrative. The reality of the
martesi a nt can be completely at odds with the facts. The consistency and emotional appeal of the story are paramount Those who are best at deception succeed
Those who have not mastered the art of entertainment who fail to create a narrative or do not have one fashioned for them by their handler are ignored. They become unreal