In Christophe Ena’s photograph, “France Trump Inauguration Protest,” he utilizes pathos-heavy rhetoric to argue for equal rights for women and minorities. On January 21, 2017, millions of women and men marched peacefully in protest of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. What began as a Facebook page dedicated to a Women’s March on Washington, D.C. quickly grew into a worldwide march for women, minority, and immigrant civil rights (Hartocollis, Alcindor). Ena’s photograph captures the protest in Paris, France and depicts women and men forming one voice against Trump and oppression (Ena). By applying appeals to ethos, doxa, kairos, and most prominently pathos, employing emotions of hope, camaraderie, and a yearning for change, Ena’s argument for equality is rhetorically strengthened to maximize effectiveness.
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The single space between “some” and “body” emphasizes that women are fearful that legislators, and Trump, will view women’s rights cases and regulations similarly to regulations on an object or item. Ena positions the shot for the photograph to focus on this particular sign in the foreground to be the backing for his argument (Ena). He suggests that the most important reason to argue for women’s rights is preventing them from being dealt with in a removed sense, or taking the personal aspect of a woman and her natural rights out of the political and legislative process. The poster pleads for women to be treated like an actual person when considering women’s rights, not like a statistic, or a number in the crowd, or an object. The saying also aids in Ena’s overall appeal to pathos as it induces a feeling of wanting change and slight angst against oppressors. To add to the effect, a man holds up the sign, showcasing that not solely women demand changes for themselves but men too are concerned for the female
It is important to first note …show more content…
The single space between “some” and “body” emphasizes that women are fearful that legislators, and Trump, will view women’s rights cases and regulations similarly to regulations on an object or item. Ena positions the shot for the photograph to focus on this particular sign in the foreground to be the backing for his argument (Ena). He suggests that the most important reason to argue for women’s rights is preventing them from being dealt with in a removed sense, or taking the personal aspect of a woman and her natural rights out of the political and legislative process. The poster pleads for women to be treated like an actual person when considering women’s rights, not like a statistic, or a number in the crowd, or an object. The saying also aids in Ena’s overall appeal to pathos as it induces a feeling of wanting change and slight angst against oppressors. To add to the effect, a man holds up the sign, showcasing that not solely women demand changes for themselves but men too are concerned for the female