George Orwell in the article, Politics and the English Language," argues that the "bad habits" of modern writing are influenced by lazy thinkers, especially in politics. Orwell supports his argument by listing passages that "illustrate various of the mental vices from which we suffer now". He believes this crooked way of language can be prevented, but only if six rules given by Orwell are followed. The authors purpose is to point out how bad influences over time has changed the English writing. The author writes in a formal tone for other English scholars.
One of the best examples of logos is in the beginning of the article (paragraph 4-8), Orwell sites five examples of the "mental vices from which we suffer". After reading these passages, …show more content…
He argues that political writers use dead metaphors that puzzle audiences because the imagery that is being portrayed doesn't go with what they're describing. He says that by referring to the "millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging with no more than they can carry" as a " transfer of population", a politician or political writer can stop an audience from imaging the correct imagery. This allows the political writers to "defend the indefensible", which is a claim he makes that is the purpose of political writing. Orwell then uses pathos by having the audience imagine what politicians try to avoid. So by giving the audience these images it makes people feel mad, scared, etc. So by tying together the political writing and bad writing, Orwell is able to make the audience link negative feelings toward the people he is attacking in his argument. An example is when Orwell " translate a good English passage into modern English of the worst sort". In paragraph 16 the reader has a nice clear image of the passage, but the more modern version (paragraph 17) doesn't give any sort of imagery. So by giving the readers these images and making the reader believe that politicians and writers are deceiving them by using a bunch of jargon, by this he is able to persuade his
One of the best examples of logos is in the beginning of the article (paragraph 4-8), Orwell sites five examples of the "mental vices from which we suffer". After reading these passages, …show more content…
He argues that political writers use dead metaphors that puzzle audiences because the imagery that is being portrayed doesn't go with what they're describing. He says that by referring to the "millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging with no more than they can carry" as a " transfer of population", a politician or political writer can stop an audience from imaging the correct imagery. This allows the political writers to "defend the indefensible", which is a claim he makes that is the purpose of political writing. Orwell then uses pathos by having the audience imagine what politicians try to avoid. So by giving the audience these images it makes people feel mad, scared, etc. So by tying together the political writing and bad writing, Orwell is able to make the audience link negative feelings toward the people he is attacking in his argument. An example is when Orwell " translate a good English passage into modern English of the worst sort". In paragraph 16 the reader has a nice clear image of the passage, but the more modern version (paragraph 17) doesn't give any sort of imagery. So by giving the readers these images and making the reader believe that politicians and writers are deceiving them by using a bunch of jargon, by this he is able to persuade his