Emeril Lagasse:
Testimonial- Emeril Lagasse is a well known chef. What he has to say sparks the interest of many people who are fans of him.
Ad populum: He talks about how he fishes and the oil spill upsets him.

Olympic Athletes:
Transfer- The awesomeness of the Olympic athletes is transferred to the BP. Their heroic stories make the BP sound more trustworthy and capable of fixing the problem.
Red Herring- The athletes avoided talking about the oil spill.

BP Employee:
Plain folks- He talks about how commited BP is to America and how many Americans work for BP.
Observational Selection- Only shows happy people and none of the negative effects of the oil spill.

Tourism:
Bandwagon- Everyone is going down to the gulf to have fun.
Causation/Correlation- The region benefited from the oil spill because the region never had as much tourism before it.

Woody Guthrie "This Land is Your Land"

In the classic song, "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie, America is described as a beautiful country where everyone acts like each other's neighbor. America is prosperous and people are successful and happy. This is what we are to believe when we hear the first part of the song. He describes "golden valleys and diamond deserts;" things that make America sound like paradise. The actual meaning comes from the last few stanzas when Guthrie talks about hungry people and a "No trespassing sign." These things are symbolic of America's hypocricy. America is supposedly the land of the free and yet it contains so much discrimenation, racism, and judgement.