Society in America has made a dramatic shift in the past decade. Our massive leaps in the technological world have opened things up to worldwide communication and conversation. New opinions get shared every second, news stories can be recounted by eyewitnesses on Facebook, and new facts and information can be updated and posted quickly. However, with these new and amazing technological feats comes great responsibility. We now live in an age where accurate and honest information is hard to distinguish amongst all the lies. People are allowed to pick out the facts and information they want to hear based on their opinions. Ignorance is more rampant than ever. This begs the question: How do we truly educate and responsibly share opinions in this day and
…show more content…
He does this in a few ways. First, Moe makes the argument personal and identifiable. He makes several references to the past presidential election, something most people were heavily invested in. Additionally, he also makes his argument relatable by referencing things that everyone goes through, such as having arguments with people. Second, Moe does an excellent job in adding a sort of incentive for the reader. In this article, he discusses how if you can effectively use rhetorics you can drastically improve both your arguments and yourself. This motivates the reader to want to study and understand rhetorics more, because readers can view this claim as saying, “Study rhetorics, and you’re that much more likely to be correct in your arguments.” Most people enjoy the feeling of being right, and by explaining to the reader the benefits correctly using rhetorics, it motivates them to use them. Although Moe doesn’t use some heartbreaking story to grab the reader’s attention, I believe that his current use of Ethos is more than
He does this in a few ways. First, Moe makes the argument personal and identifiable. He makes several references to the past presidential election, something most people were heavily invested in. Additionally, he also makes his argument relatable by referencing things that everyone goes through, such as having arguments with people. Second, Moe does an excellent job in adding a sort of incentive for the reader. In this article, he discusses how if you can effectively use rhetorics you can drastically improve both your arguments and yourself. This motivates the reader to want to study and understand rhetorics more, because readers can view this claim as saying, “Study rhetorics, and you’re that much more likely to be correct in your arguments.” Most people enjoy the feeling of being right, and by explaining to the reader the benefits correctly using rhetorics, it motivates them to use them. Although Moe doesn’t use some heartbreaking story to grab the reader’s attention, I believe that his current use of Ethos is more than