In my critique to Mark Twain article of the "Dammed Human Race." Twain says "Man is Cruel". To that I agree with Mark Twain however, I’d like to add on that man is cruel because of greed. Mark Twain proves this during his scientific study. He shows how animals are innocent where man is cruel. He shows where animals take their fill where man is greedy. The author conducted scientific research to provide logos for his argument. He formats his article to create pathos and while being Mark Twain with his prestige come ethos. This article had many great points and created so much emotion that will be highlighted in this evaluation essay.
“Man is cruel”. (Twain) This statement that Mark Twain makes is a bold statement indeed. In ways he is correct man is cruel. Man may also do things that are good for the earth however those thing wouldn’t have to be done if man never committed any evil. The cruel case that Mark Twain used was the story of an English earl. This man along with 2 Spanish …show more content…
He is an influential man due to being the author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Many will read what he writes just because of his name. Mark Twain then uses logos with his scientific experiments. These study help the reader to put logic into their minds by reading some proof to his claim. While using logos Mark Twain’s studies also creates emotion from it. As the items being studies are feelings or actions that reader commit every day. The items being studies are people which the reader’s all relate to. This powerful combination of logos and pathos assists Mark Twain in proving his thesis as it makes the reader feel guilty and humbled. Mark Twain has another form of pathos in his article in the format of the article. The way the article flow from different acts of man makes the reader fully understand the emotion of despair that man emotes upon the world. Mark twain shows the reader how much purer and compassionate the higher creatures
“Man is cruel”. (Twain) This statement that Mark Twain makes is a bold statement indeed. In ways he is correct man is cruel. Man may also do things that are good for the earth however those thing wouldn’t have to be done if man never committed any evil. The cruel case that Mark Twain used was the story of an English earl. This man along with 2 Spanish …show more content…
He is an influential man due to being the author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Many will read what he writes just because of his name. Mark Twain then uses logos with his scientific experiments. These study help the reader to put logic into their minds by reading some proof to his claim. While using logos Mark Twain’s studies also creates emotion from it. As the items being studies are feelings or actions that reader commit every day. The items being studies are people which the reader’s all relate to. This powerful combination of logos and pathos assists Mark Twain in proving his thesis as it makes the reader feel guilty and humbled. Mark Twain has another form of pathos in his article in the format of the article. The way the article flow from different acts of man makes the reader fully understand the emotion of despair that man emotes upon the world. Mark twain shows the reader how much purer and compassionate the higher creatures