1. How does Taper’s letter reverse the rhetoric, common among white Americans, which saw the United States as a land of freedom and the British empire as lacking in liberty? The letter by Jose Taper is one of the historical documents that brings to reality the hostility experienced by the slaves in America, and Virginia in particular. Taper, who was a fugitive in Fredrick County, gave details of his experience as a slave in a land where people pretended to promote freedom.…
Sonia Sanchez advocates to a group of students at West Philly High, “I was supposed to be Norma. You were supposed to be Norma, too. I believe in the Normas of the world,” which reaffirms that one’s background does not dictate their future (Philly.com, n.d). In the article, “Five Social Disadvantages That Depress Student Performance”, the author stresses that poorer people “typically have lower test scores, are more likely to drop out of school, and have greater emotional and behavioral difficulties”, demonstrating that students with poorer backgrounds are less likely to be successful in the long run (2015). However, poet.org reveals that Sonia lived “in a poorer community” as a child and “because she lived in a crowded dwelling, she felt…
Rather he allows his audience to imply what he really is saying. He does attempt to give reasoning to persuade his audience but it is ineffective. An example of the logos’ ineffectiveness can be found in the connection/flow between paragraphs one and two. In paragraph one he states the deaths that happened in new haven, identifies his unfamiliarity with them and then states a probable reasoning that doesn’t contain the required credibility in this situation (Sinha, 2014). In paragraph 2, he provides statistics on deaths that happen during residency.…
Additionally, he cites laws that support his argument. Stevenson choice to omit the fact that he is a lawyer, amplifies his disagreement with preferential treatment toward the educated within the criminal justice system. This is one case in which Stevenson feels that a purely logos argument is necessary to recognize the abuse of power in the criminal justice system. However, this argument proves to be ineffective ,when the police department illustrates a lack of…
She does an exceptional job with logos throughout her essay. A majority of the points she used are valid. One of which she presents statistics stating, “Though dropout rates vary, it is estimated that in the U.S., approximately 50% of students who begin college never graduate.” (Pharinet). Although this is satisfactory for logos, she could use better statistics that could have better justified the topic.…
A major example that indicates his effective use of logos is when he refers to how newspapers talk about kingpins being captured, how many drugs were seized or how many people died. At first it seems as if he is making a pathos appeal because of the sensitivity of the topics, but then he segues straight back into logic saying “Apparently we’re to take from this the idea that we’re going to ‘win’ the war on drugs…Apple didn’t disappear after Steve Jobs died. Getting ‘Mr. Big’ won’t win the drug war…economist and drug policy expert Jeffrey Miron estimates that we would have a lot less violence without a war on drugs”(43). He’s referring to ending violence and death with a logical solution, which makes the example influential to the audience. The fact that there are so many logical explanations involved, leaving the audience an impression on how knowledgeable Carden is.…
Logos, or logic, involves looking for arguments that make sense in a piece. Amy Tan’s essay is very logical. It makes complete sense, and is simple to understand. Being that it is a narrative, she uses examples to back up her statements about English. She tells the stories of her mother dealing with the stockbroker and the hospital as means to make her point clearer.…
My Heroes: Challenging Gender Stereotypes For centuries our world has been plagued by “old fashioned” ideals. Individuals everywhere have been isolated and criticized just for being themselves. The Public Service Announcement (PSA), “My Heroes” shadows two content kids throughout their excursions on Halloween night, while simultaneously challenging gender stereotypes. This particular PSA allows the viewer to observe the children through the parents eyes.…
The use of logos helped me construct a logical argument and back up the overall claim of my final rhetoric…
In Maria W. Stewart's lecture in Boston in 1832, she conveys her position on the injustices of slavery and the cruelty that slaves experiences through the use of diction, figurative language, and her own personal experience. Altogether, these create a sense of injustice and desparity for the cause of the African Americans and their freedoms and aspirations to be something more than just servile labor. Diction is a major influence in this lecture. With a variety of words, such as "chains", "ragged", "drudgery and toil", "exhausted", "death", and "cruel", Stewart appeals to the feelings of people in an attempt to make them understand the hardships and extreme injustice that encompass the life of a slave. To continue, there is also another set…
Logos appeal to the left side of our brain and we find certain conventions, patterns and methods of reasoning to be persuasive and convincing. In Staples essay, examples of logos were employed through the rhetorical device of narration and is where Staples provides first hand experiences to prove his point. One example from the essay is, “I understand, of course, that the danger they perceive is not a hallucination. Women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black men are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of that violence” (180). From this example the reader can clearly see that Staples is confessing that he already knows why women on streets give him particular looks and are wary of them when they see him on the streets.…
Logos formed another important part of making this article…
This is not very effective use of logos because his book is based on anecdotal evidence about gay marriage. One way that I would say he used logos in an effective way is when he pointed out the hypocrisy of the opposing side. Wahls (2012) President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).…
Turkle begins her essay by talking about the state of society involving the use of technology in communicating with others. Turkle claims that the overuse of technology has led to society abandoning communication with others for a connection with each other. This issue is important as society is becoming more reliant on technology, which is changing how society interacts with individuals completely. Turkle continues to elaborate and what has changed because of this issue. Turkle conveys the fact that society needs to talk face to face again rather than relying on technology to connect with individuals.…
Many minorities faced constant stereotypes throughout their lives. Not only has this always been an issue for an extreme amount of time, but it has negatively affected many people and how they live their lives. Judith Ortiz Cofer beautifully encompasses how Latin Women experience these stereotypes in an informative way by using specific rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos and her own anecdotal evidence. Her main purpose is to expel her negative experiences that includes stereotyping, so others can understand the impact of it.…