How To Kill Em Raw Rhetorical Analysis

In Kill ‘Em! Crush ‘Em! Eat ‘Em Raw! by John McMurtry, the author uses harsh diction to convey pathos, revealing the brutality and violence of football, and conveys the dangerous nature of football through his use of personal experiences as a form of logos. Through the use of these devices, the author asserts that football perpetuates violence and brutality in our society. By utilizing pathos through the use of harsh diction, the author is able to evoke an emotional response from the reader and convey the brutality that is inherent in football, revealing how the sport leads to the promotion of violence in our society. Throughout the article, the author relies on harsh diction, conveying the brutality of football by using words such as “body shattering…” “crucified…” “decapitated…” “brutal…” and “crippling…” (4, 6, 8, 9). This harsh diction …show more content…
Due to this, the author is conveying pathos by evoking a negative emotional response from the reader. The extreme brutality of the author’s word choice creates a feeling of sympathy from the reader, as they are made to understand the violence that is inherent in the sport of football. The diction is destructive no relates football to deadly acts, further emphasizing the brutality that is present in football. This is a form of pathos due to the reader’s emotional response, which is based off of their own personal experience pain or violence. Thus, the author is seeking to remind the reader of the brutality and violence that is ever-present in our society by relating football to the violent acts committed by society itself. Therefore, through his use of pathos, the author reveals how football “further develops and titillates the North American