Rhetorical Analysis
Introduction
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through language in any subject, which could be implemented by speaking and writing. Analysis is the process of breaking the whole concept into smaller pieces and then examining how these parts fit together into one compelling idea. Therefore, rhetorical analysis is the ability of the readers to use a critical reading and observe in which type of strategies the author uses to convince the readers to follow his ideas. The author uses rhetorical strategies, such as definitions or description, to give the readers a clear context and purpose. He also uses rhetorical appeal that includes pathos - appealing to the reader's emotion, logos - persuading by use of reasoning, and ethos …show more content…
For examples, ”eventually, Whorf’s theory crash-landed on hard facts and solid common sense, when it transpired that there had never actually been any evidence to support his fantastic claims (...) Whorf, we now know, made many mistakes” (p.1). He follows the grammar rules such as quotation marks or subject-verb agreement. However, he bends the rules if he wants to emphasize something, for example, using capital letters in part of the sentence, such as, “IN WHAT OTHER WAYS might the language we speak influences our experience of the world?” …show more content…
The author raises a claim and proves it by evidences such as graph, research and counter-claim. Deutscher uses logical appeals as examples or experiments to explain his idea. For instance, "French and Spanish speakers were asked to assign human voices to various objects in a cartoon. When French speakers saw a picture of a fork (la fourchette), most of them wanted it to speak in a woman’s voice, but Spanish speakers, for whom el tenedor is masculine, preferred a gravelly male voice for it" (p.4).
Ethos: Ethical Appeals
Ethos in rhetorical analysis it’s the perspective of the readers about the reliability and professionalism of the author. Deutscher brings experiments and examples that reflect the reality. For example, "If I want to tell you in English about a dinner with my neighbor, I may not have to mention the neighbor’s sex, but I do have to tell you something about the timing of the event" (p.1). Deutscher brings situations from our daily life, what cause us as reader intuitively to Identify with the situations and see the author as a trusted
Introduction
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through language in any subject, which could be implemented by speaking and writing. Analysis is the process of breaking the whole concept into smaller pieces and then examining how these parts fit together into one compelling idea. Therefore, rhetorical analysis is the ability of the readers to use a critical reading and observe in which type of strategies the author uses to convince the readers to follow his ideas. The author uses rhetorical strategies, such as definitions or description, to give the readers a clear context and purpose. He also uses rhetorical appeal that includes pathos - appealing to the reader's emotion, logos - persuading by use of reasoning, and ethos …show more content…
For examples, ”eventually, Whorf’s theory crash-landed on hard facts and solid common sense, when it transpired that there had never actually been any evidence to support his fantastic claims (...) Whorf, we now know, made many mistakes” (p.1). He follows the grammar rules such as quotation marks or subject-verb agreement. However, he bends the rules if he wants to emphasize something, for example, using capital letters in part of the sentence, such as, “IN WHAT OTHER WAYS might the language we speak influences our experience of the world?” …show more content…
The author raises a claim and proves it by evidences such as graph, research and counter-claim. Deutscher uses logical appeals as examples or experiments to explain his idea. For instance, "French and Spanish speakers were asked to assign human voices to various objects in a cartoon. When French speakers saw a picture of a fork (la fourchette), most of them wanted it to speak in a woman’s voice, but Spanish speakers, for whom el tenedor is masculine, preferred a gravelly male voice for it" (p.4).
Ethos: Ethical Appeals
Ethos in rhetorical analysis it’s the perspective of the readers about the reliability and professionalism of the author. Deutscher brings experiments and examples that reflect the reality. For example, "If I want to tell you in English about a dinner with my neighbor, I may not have to mention the neighbor’s sex, but I do have to tell you something about the timing of the event" (p.1). Deutscher brings situations from our daily life, what cause us as reader intuitively to Identify with the situations and see the author as a trusted