A Rhetorical Analysis of “From The Ground Up”
Introduction
“From the Ground Up”, by Dan and Shay, is one of my favorite love songs. In this paper, it will address the following question: What are the implications for “From the Ground Up” when analyzed through Aristotle’s rhetorical proofs and Stephen E. Toulmin’s three types of claims. “From the Ground Up”, a song by Dan and Shay, was written at an emotional time. Dan’s grandfather passed away, and Shay’s was in the hospital. Both their grandparents were married for over 60 years. They wanted to write a true love song, and set that example that they saw from their grandparents. First, this paper addresses Aristotle’s three rhetorical proofs, which are ethos, logos, and pathos. Second, Stephan E. Toulmin’s three types of claims: fact, policy, and value, are studied. “From the Ground Up” is a pathos song tied primarily to claims of value. I selected “From the Ground Up” because I feel that it has a true meaning to life. Listening to the lyrics, it is a great song for a wedding, or a couple going to be married. It reminds me of my sister’s wedding a couple of weeks …show more content…
First, this song has some emotional appeal to it. Therefore, pathos is analyzed. Second, ethos is discovered. Dan and Shay are a credible and a very likeable source. And lastly, logos is expressed. Logos is the logical appeals, and makes the listener think in logic ways. Out of the three proofs, Dan and Shay sing this song in pathos lyrics. There is some logic to the song, but they mostly show out emotions. Pathos refers to the emotional appeals or responses from the listeners. The lyrics “This life will go by in the blink of an eye, but I wouldn’t wanna spend it without you by my side” is a very emotional statement. This shows emotion, because it is saying that you would not want to spend the rest of your life without the person that you love the
Introduction
“From the Ground Up”, by Dan and Shay, is one of my favorite love songs. In this paper, it will address the following question: What are the implications for “From the Ground Up” when analyzed through Aristotle’s rhetorical proofs and Stephen E. Toulmin’s three types of claims. “From the Ground Up”, a song by Dan and Shay, was written at an emotional time. Dan’s grandfather passed away, and Shay’s was in the hospital. Both their grandparents were married for over 60 years. They wanted to write a true love song, and set that example that they saw from their grandparents. First, this paper addresses Aristotle’s three rhetorical proofs, which are ethos, logos, and pathos. Second, Stephan E. Toulmin’s three types of claims: fact, policy, and value, are studied. “From the Ground Up” is a pathos song tied primarily to claims of value. I selected “From the Ground Up” because I feel that it has a true meaning to life. Listening to the lyrics, it is a great song for a wedding, or a couple going to be married. It reminds me of my sister’s wedding a couple of weeks …show more content…
First, this song has some emotional appeal to it. Therefore, pathos is analyzed. Second, ethos is discovered. Dan and Shay are a credible and a very likeable source. And lastly, logos is expressed. Logos is the logical appeals, and makes the listener think in logic ways. Out of the three proofs, Dan and Shay sing this song in pathos lyrics. There is some logic to the song, but they mostly show out emotions. Pathos refers to the emotional appeals or responses from the listeners. The lyrics “This life will go by in the blink of an eye, but I wouldn’t wanna spend it without you by my side” is a very emotional statement. This shows emotion, because it is saying that you would not want to spend the rest of your life without the person that you love the