We go through our day-to-day lives, and see rhetoric everywhere. However, we never pause and look at something and think to our selves why we think its rhetoric. Rhetoric needs to provide the three following appeals in a balanced way: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. This past year’s super bowl featured a commercial in which comedian Kevin Hart sends his daughter off on her first date. The commercial shows the first date and the events that the couple does while Kevin Hart is following them with the new feature that his Hyundai Genesis has. First Date- Hyundai Super Bowel Commercial -The Hyundai Genesis is an example of rhetoric. We see examples of enthymeme, the emotions that are desired, examples of utilizing ‘humane’, characteristics of rhetoric,
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They care about their children. Marie Hochmuth Nichols States in her Article “Rhetoric as Humane Study “ the following “the theory and practice of the verbal mode of presenting judgment and choice, knowledge and feeling-may inform humane study,”(Reader, 32).( explain) .Parents care enough about their children to purchase a car that has a feature that one can know at all times where there car is. “ …a close study of language yields information both about the mind of the user and the mind of the receiver and about the relationship …”(Reader ,32). ( Explain) . One does not necessarily need to purchase the car for a loved one or for the well beings of them selves or others, this example of rhetoric shows use that even if your car gets stolen with the car finder until a certain distance you can be able to locate your …show more content…
However, a lot of commercials such as the Super Bowl first date commercial are in reality examples of rhetoric, and they are everywhere. In conclusion we can see that the example of rhetoric using the commercial from above , examines the three appeals: ethos, pathos , and logos. We are also able to identify enthymeme, the strong ‘humane’ characters, and the Platonic view of the truth. I think the best thing to do is to educate people about the purpose and definition of rhetoric. People need to be taught that rhetoric has purpose and that we are surrounded by it in our day-to-day
They care about their children. Marie Hochmuth Nichols States in her Article “Rhetoric as Humane Study “ the following “the theory and practice of the verbal mode of presenting judgment and choice, knowledge and feeling-may inform humane study,”(Reader, 32).( explain) .Parents care enough about their children to purchase a car that has a feature that one can know at all times where there car is. “ …a close study of language yields information both about the mind of the user and the mind of the receiver and about the relationship …”(Reader ,32). ( Explain) . One does not necessarily need to purchase the car for a loved one or for the well beings of them selves or others, this example of rhetoric shows use that even if your car gets stolen with the car finder until a certain distance you can be able to locate your …show more content…
However, a lot of commercials such as the Super Bowl first date commercial are in reality examples of rhetoric, and they are everywhere. In conclusion we can see that the example of rhetoric using the commercial from above , examines the three appeals: ethos, pathos , and logos. We are also able to identify enthymeme, the strong ‘humane’ characters, and the Platonic view of the truth. I think the best thing to do is to educate people about the purpose and definition of rhetoric. People need to be taught that rhetoric has purpose and that we are surrounded by it in our day-to-day