Rhetorical Analysis On Bill Cosby

A teenager in this society sees the hurt and drama that goes on every day in this world. There is a lot of tension between Blacks and Whites as we know of today. Before in the olden days, blacks had less rights than whites yes, but they were still devoted to their culture and traditions. Today, people are stereotyped to African Americans. Bill Cosby, a comedian, writer and producer argues how african americans today are not how they were when he was a little kid. His purpose is to show examples of african american kids not growing up the way they should be. He stresses how the language has changed, how more police reports have been filed with the intentions of waking up the parents of these kids to let them know the care for their children is simply not there. All these ideas leading up to his main central claim; parenting needs to be better. Cosby open-mindedly connects his claims with personal experiences while using fast techniques to link his ideas together, bold tone to convey parents …show more content…
Board of Education, lays out observations Cosby has made in his life. The argument is not supported by facts, but headlines and sights he sees all the time. He stresses his claim based on that parenting today, is not there. He dates back to his days, “And before your mother got off the bus and to the house, she knew exactly where you had gone, who had gone into the house, and where you got on whatever you had one and where you got it from. Parents don’t know that today” to show the way society has shaped his culture. By stating this he has unlocked his personal feelings on the parenting today. I think, after reading his claims it makes me, as a teenager think differently on the african american kids. Before, I thought these kids were making up slang and acting much more different than other african americans, but seeing now as reading Cosby’s claim, I too think parenting in that type of neighborhood is