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Rhetorical Speech Reflection Rhetorical techniques within my speech were subtle yet still managed to enhance the message I was trying to convey; that all firearms should be banned in the United States. I used a combination of rhetorical techniques including; anaphora, hypophora, a mild chiasmus, alliteration, and sententia. Halfway through my speech, I used anaphora when I was describing the different reasons people have for owning guns. This particular method was helpful because I wanted to…

ect. By stating his opinions as facts, Adler uses the rhetorical technique ethos to convince the reader that he is a credible source. He begins by blatantly stating that he wants to persuade the reader to “write between the lines” (Adler 17). He also says, “I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love.” He is very straight-forward with his his primary claim and it makes it clear to the reader what the rest of the essay is going to be about. Adler goes…

On August 31, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona Donald Trump recited a speech for a campaign rally on the immigration problems in our country. In addition, Donald’s speech was also on how he believes he will solve the issues on immigration in our country when elected president. Throughout Donald Trump's speech he had to appeal to his audience so his audience can agree with his opinion, to gain votes in the election. Donald supports his claims with evidence to give his audience. From my perspective I…

The film by Michael Moore in 2006, “Bowling for Columbine” demonstrates how Michael Moore reaches a sizable audience, for example gun owners. He also explains the causes of gun violence in the United States. With Michael Moore using Columbine High School as an example sets a standard throughout the film. Moore establishes the ethos by describing his childhood and his passion for guns and by mentioning his membership in the NRA. Moore also studies the unexplained theories for the violence at…

contrary to what news agencies are reporting, the American Dream is thriving. Their claim is supported with a variety of evidence, gathered from both the Penn Schoen Berland Poll and the Gallup Poll; as well as through their use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to justify and further advance their claim throughout the text. The authors’ use of Ethos was made effective by their use of the Penn Schoen Berland Poll and the Gallup Poll to compare and contrast the feelings of Americans across the nation;…

I have been writing some assignments in which I had to include poetry, logos, pathos, ethos and many more during this school year. It has taught me how to use each one of them in different ways. During this school year I read a poem which is written by Emily Dickinson and it taught me how poetry is written and it also carries a meaning or an hidden message, also an expression or thought that the person feels. For example, in one of her poems “hope” she uses an example of a bird or a angel to…

Mark Antony begins his speech by addresses his audience. He refers to them as, “Friends,Roman,Countrymen”( 3.2.131), this articulates that he is bringing himself down to the plebeians level so he can make the crowd feel as though he is their friend even though they are separated by status and rank.This line is an example of pathos because the line is based mostly on emotion or the sympathy and emotion in the audience.This is important to know because as his speech progresses he uses a lot of…

process. Not even able to see the outcome of what she fought for. This girl’s name was Antigone and she believed so strongly that she wanted everyone around her to see it the way she did, so she used the powers of persuasion which are ethos, pathos, and logos. For burying her brother, against the King’s wishes, Antigone has been sentenced to be thrown into a vault and left there. The King thought that this way, if she died or not, it wasn’t kis doing, but before Antigone was brought down to her…

Committee. As observable, he carefully satirizes the biasness of the Committee in deciding the winner. According to the accusations, the Committee did this to show their “appreciation” to the President. Additionally, Mr. Toles uses his ethos, pathos, and logos to strengthen his appeal further. Evident from the lower bottom corner of the depiction, he is a famous cartoonist…

argument against slavery by utilizing the three main rhetorical strategies effectively: pathos, ethos, and logos. Douglass counters what his master said about the holidays, that breaks turn slave into lazy people when they are on break and to…