As I noted in my paper, while it was the hardest to write, the rhetorical analysis allowed me to see the video “as a life lesson and not something satirical.” This essay helped me figure out that things happen for a reason. Digging deep into Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video and analyzing the rhetor, their message, and their intended audience with the use of pathos, logos, and ethos helped me understand why Swift cannot stay in a relationship for long by paying attention to the little details in the video. By helping me “see that there are ethical, logical, and emotional values in real world situations,” writing this essay also helped me realize that rhetorical analysis can be applied to other situations besides writing an analysis paper, such as advertisements and commercials. Applying rhetorical analysis in certain situations helps me avoid jumping to the wrong conclusions about some people and instead understand their way of thinking and their
As I noted in my paper, while it was the hardest to write, the rhetorical analysis allowed me to see the video “as a life lesson and not something satirical.” This essay helped me figure out that things happen for a reason. Digging deep into Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video and analyzing the rhetor, their message, and their intended audience with the use of pathos, logos, and ethos helped me understand why Swift cannot stay in a relationship for long by paying attention to the little details in the video. By helping me “see that there are ethical, logical, and emotional values in real world situations,” writing this essay also helped me realize that rhetorical analysis can be applied to other situations besides writing an analysis paper, such as advertisements and commercials. Applying rhetorical analysis in certain situations helps me avoid jumping to the wrong conclusions about some people and instead understand their way of thinking and their