The four texts that I have read seem to all use a variety of rhetorical appeals. Each had a speaker, an occasion, an audience, a purpose and a subject. Not only did they use “SOAPS” but they also used ethos, logos and pathos to strengthen their speeches and to really connect to the audience.
In the first text, “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” the speaker is the Times of London in third person point of view. The occasion is the take-off of Apollo 11 and successfully landing onto the moon. Especially Neil Armstrong being the first man to take a walk on the moon's surface. The audience is the entire world or just anyone in general reading the times. The audience may also be the colleagues of N.Armstrong, or anyone interested in science. The …show more content…
Lastly, the subject is the first human beings (Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin) being launched into outer space and successfully landing on the moon in 1969. It uses appeals to ethos and logos to provide accurate information about Apollo 11. Not only does it appeal to ethos and logos but it also appeals to pathos to legitimately connect with those reading or watching what was going on during the mission. The author made themselves credible because they were writing for the London Times newspaper. In which is a very plausible source for information on events. For example, the text states The following article appeared in a special 5 a.m edition of the Times of London. By seeing that statement, it made the author seem like a trustworthy and informed source right off the bat. The author appealed to logos by stating facts about what happened and actually using quotes to back himself up. They used ethos by showing the reactions of others who were …show more content…
The occasion is the commentary written for the objectivist. The audience are the readers of the Objectivist and the people who were there for the launch. The purpose of this text is to express how the launch of the rocket ship affected people and how this event in scientific history was the first step towards becoming more efficient in technology of the world. The subject is not only the launch of the first ever space ship that was sent into outer space, but it was also all the events leading up to the Apollo 11 launch. Rand appealed to ethos because she wrote about the true events of the launch which makes her credible because she knows what actually happened during the launch. Logos were appealed to because she stated at the end how humans can do anything and how much power one person can have. Lastly, she appealed to pathos by creating a soft, soothing trail of events that eventually led up to leaving the audience shocked and amazed by the launch of Apollo
In the first text, “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” the speaker is the Times of London in third person point of view. The occasion is the take-off of Apollo 11 and successfully landing onto the moon. Especially Neil Armstrong being the first man to take a walk on the moon's surface. The audience is the entire world or just anyone in general reading the times. The audience may also be the colleagues of N.Armstrong, or anyone interested in science. The …show more content…
Lastly, the subject is the first human beings (Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin) being launched into outer space and successfully landing on the moon in 1969. It uses appeals to ethos and logos to provide accurate information about Apollo 11. Not only does it appeal to ethos and logos but it also appeals to pathos to legitimately connect with those reading or watching what was going on during the mission. The author made themselves credible because they were writing for the London Times newspaper. In which is a very plausible source for information on events. For example, the text states The following article appeared in a special 5 a.m edition of the Times of London. By seeing that statement, it made the author seem like a trustworthy and informed source right off the bat. The author appealed to logos by stating facts about what happened and actually using quotes to back himself up. They used ethos by showing the reactions of others who were …show more content…
The occasion is the commentary written for the objectivist. The audience are the readers of the Objectivist and the people who were there for the launch. The purpose of this text is to express how the launch of the rocket ship affected people and how this event in scientific history was the first step towards becoming more efficient in technology of the world. The subject is not only the launch of the first ever space ship that was sent into outer space, but it was also all the events leading up to the Apollo 11 launch. Rand appealed to ethos because she wrote about the true events of the launch which makes her credible because she knows what actually happened during the launch. Logos were appealed to because she stated at the end how humans can do anything and how much power one person can have. Lastly, she appealed to pathos by creating a soft, soothing trail of events that eventually led up to leaving the audience shocked and amazed by the launch of Apollo