Rhetorical Analysis Of Do What You Love By Gordon Marino

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Gordon Marino showed the use of a rhetorical question by using a little sarcasm and emotion to the article to make the reader laugh or even grasp a better understanding about “Do What You Love

A rhetorical question is a question whose answer is so obvious no reply is expected commonly appealing to pathos in a sense of emotion.”. Alongside containing anger, sweat, determination, and even humor implies the different emotions that will illustrate to the reader what the effect of his article is.

“He labored at a job he destinted so that he could send his children to college. Was he as unenlighted and mistaken to put the wellbeing of others above his own personal interest? (page2 Para 2)
“What are you most passionate about?” (page

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