Nadine El Tanahy Dr. Dina S Lamey
Rhet 1010
Oct. 15th Outline
I. Introduction to analysis.
II. Audience.
III. Effective use of ethos.
IV. Effective use of logos throughout evidences.
V. Effective use of logos throughout counterarguments and refutations.
VI. Effective use of pathos.
VII. Ineffective use of pathos.
VIII. Conclusion.
Can Turow influence us?
Although some arguments, contradictory as they might seem, can be tackled with compromise, other debatable issues command a more definitive approach. In fact, the debate about capital punishment enforcement remained one of those subtle …show more content…
Considering the purpose and audience of the article, Scott used a general ethical approach throughout his writing. First, and most important, is Scott Turow’s professionalism that reflects his good judgments. Turow was a law student at Harvard University in 1975 and became Assistant Attorney in Chicago. He also won a reversal in the murder conviction of a man on the DR, who appeared to be Hernandez, one of the examples he used in his article. Obviously, Scott Turow is completely legible to argue about and discuss the capital punishment enforcement in the different cases he mentioned. Also when he quoted Helen Prejean’s question to him, he mentioned that she is a daughter of a prominent lawyer, also credible enough to talk about the subject. The author also appealed to ethos by conveying his awareness with the problematic situations existing around the topic. Scott Turow discussed the perils of the system with details to show his awareness of the problems existing. For instance, he discussed moral proportion of the ultimate punishment for ultimate evil and to what extend this proportion works well and how much pressure it induce on judges. He also mentioned the perils of the system by addressing that sometimes lawyers are under contracts that force them to have capital punishment among the cases. He also provided examples of each of the factors. Mentioning many counterarguments, Scott Turow showed that he understands the convolution of the issue and that it can be understood in different ways. Undoubtedly, ethos are clearly vibrant and efficient in the
Rhet 1010
Oct. 15th Outline
I. Introduction to analysis.
II. Audience.
III. Effective use of ethos.
IV. Effective use of logos throughout evidences.
V. Effective use of logos throughout counterarguments and refutations.
VI. Effective use of pathos.
VII. Ineffective use of pathos.
VIII. Conclusion.
Can Turow influence us?
Although some arguments, contradictory as they might seem, can be tackled with compromise, other debatable issues command a more definitive approach. In fact, the debate about capital punishment enforcement remained one of those subtle …show more content…
Considering the purpose and audience of the article, Scott used a general ethical approach throughout his writing. First, and most important, is Scott Turow’s professionalism that reflects his good judgments. Turow was a law student at Harvard University in 1975 and became Assistant Attorney in Chicago. He also won a reversal in the murder conviction of a man on the DR, who appeared to be Hernandez, one of the examples he used in his article. Obviously, Scott Turow is completely legible to argue about and discuss the capital punishment enforcement in the different cases he mentioned. Also when he quoted Helen Prejean’s question to him, he mentioned that she is a daughter of a prominent lawyer, also credible enough to talk about the subject. The author also appealed to ethos by conveying his awareness with the problematic situations existing around the topic. Scott Turow discussed the perils of the system with details to show his awareness of the problems existing. For instance, he discussed moral proportion of the ultimate punishment for ultimate evil and to what extend this proportion works well and how much pressure it induce on judges. He also mentioned the perils of the system by addressing that sometimes lawyers are under contracts that force them to have capital punishment among the cases. He also provided examples of each of the factors. Mentioning many counterarguments, Scott Turow showed that he understands the convolution of the issue and that it can be understood in different ways. Undoubtedly, ethos are clearly vibrant and efficient in the