Ad hominem

Sanders does not go after Rushdie personally or use any ad hominem arguments, and this shows the respect that Sanders has for Rushdie. Sanders keeps a calm tone throughout his response in order to be civil, and this shows the reader that Sanders is so confident in his opinion that he does not need to submit to…

Essay: The White Australia Policy The White Australia policy, formally named the Immigration Restriction Act, was introduced on the 23rd of December 1901 and was de jure (by law) discontinued in 1958. But de facto (by reality) racial discrimination and referring to Asian citizens as ‘aliens’ continued until the early 1970’s. The thesis of this essay is that the white Australia policy wouldn’t be of the same short-term effectiveness if the Australian Government hadn't implemented the use of media…

Reading Reaction #1 Brief Summary In his article “The State of the Eco-Union” Joel Salatin describes how the Eco-union began with decentralized passionate farmers who maintain the Eastern mindset of everything being interconnected. The shift from the innovative organic paradigm occurred with what Salatin refers to as “Wall Streetification.” This happened when the original values were lost and farmers made their businesses as efficient as possible while meeting the minimum requirements for being…

Many people wonder why there is so much controversy on the topic of global warming. That is because of the public’s concern and debates over whether global warming is anthropogenic (man-made). Ever since mass media became globalized (media technologies that reach a large audience all across world), many feel that the topic on global warming is biased because of the major impact the media has on the public (it is written, published, recorded, reported, and televised). Almost the entire world is…

Ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos are all rhetorical appeal methods that are used to persuade the audience into some sort of ultimate decision. “There Are No Children Here” by Alex Kotlowitz Is a book that shows all four rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos). Kotlowitz uses rhetorical appeals to tell the story of two young boys living in the projects in Chicago, Illinois. In the book the author uses rhetorical appeals when he brings the characters hardships to get the readers to…

To avoid this, political announcements use new (and the same) tools in order to persuade their viewers. In “Surgeon”, the use of Ad Hominem is used by luring people to vote for Clinton while giving Dole a bad image. They show a part of Dole’s speech claiming a negative view on schooling. The effect this has on the audience is that it makes people disgusted and disappointed. The purpose…

Also, before Clinton became the face of the Democratic party, Trump made the election about women by making and ad hominem attack when he stated, “Look at her face” (qtd. in Vick et al. 26). Women and supporters responded to being ignored at the Women’s March, which was claimed to be more than an anti-Trump protest and feminist march. It was a march for every marginalized…

In the stirring speech “In Beyond Vietnam- a Time to Break Silence” Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. makes a compelling and tumultuous argument about the atrocities rampant across the Pacific Ocean; in spite of being criticized by many civil right leaders who thought it hurt their cause. King was ultimately able to advance the cause for social equality by drawing connections and correlations between the war in Vietnam and begging the question in regards to the war raging on the home front:…

Thank you for Smoking Movie In the movie, “Thank you for Smoking,” the main character is Nick Naylor, who is lobbyist for the cigarette industry. This movie is a bit dark but I would also consider it to be a comedy. Nick speaks on behalf of the cigarette industry and does not leave out the American Government or the media. From the get go, the movie confronts the previously mentioned topics but underneath it also portrays the relationship between a father and son. One evening during a…

Yafeu Rougier Dr. Liedel HIS 110 November 13, 2015. Nazi Germany’s Blitzkrieg in Belgium During World War II, Nazi Germany was able to assault various countries using their famous Blitzkrieg technique; which could be coined as where the German troupes quickly broke through defensive lines using motorized and mechanized forces, along with close and powerful air support. One significant country unfortunate to be assaulted was that of Belgium, Germany elected to invade Belgium as an easier…