Rhetorical Analysis Of Never Just Pictures

Rhetorical Analysis Paper At your petition, I have read and reviewed the article “Never Just Pictures” by Susan Bordo, to consider whether it would be fit to use it in The Shorthorn or not. After much thought and analysis I strongly suggest that it should be published in the The Shorthorn. Although the article is outdated and a bit rusty, it is still extremely relevant to the The Shorthorn audience. The author gives firm evidences by using the three rhetorical appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos. Finally, the article is not endlessly lengthy, so it won’t take much time from the student’s and professors’ busy schedules. The author emphasizes that our conception of beauty is solely based on how thin or thick you are and how the media is the main reason for believing this absurd concept. She reports that the models and movie stars that we watch on T.V and see on magazine covers have an enormous influence on our society. Young girls and even adults look at these models as their role models or ideals of what they are supposed to be. By doing so, they come to believe that they are not beautiful as they are and that they need to find a way to alter their appearances to reach that …show more content…
Saying that although the idealization certain kinds of bodies can cause anxieties and depression, could there be a positive side to it. These images of hyper thin models could carry “fantasized solutions to our anxieties and insecurities, and that's part of the reason why they are powerful. They speak to us not just about how to be beautiful or desirable, but about how to get control of our lives, get safe, be cool, and avoid hurt”(2). But like she says these solutions are just fantasies and thus making her point that there are not any positive sides to using extremely thin, bony models as pictures of