Rhetoric

Rhetoric can be defined as the art of effective persuasive speaking or writing that uses figures of speech and other compositional techniques. In the article Gender, Games, and Toys: Role Communication and Socialization through Play by Bond Benton, it discusses on how femininity and masculinity are distinct, constructed, and culturally enforced. Students will investigate how gender roles are reinforced through children’s games and toys. Basic elements of gender construction for example the…

to each other in the Congress of the United States and the sheer contempt many of those leaders show toward the President and his office are almost palpable which is why I strongly believe that there should be more emphasis on academic writing and rhetoric in schools. It is easier to shape young minds rather than stubborn adults. The need for debates where candidates are instructed to speak on issues and refrain from making unsubstantiated charges against opponents is a must. The only people…

his father formed their own connection. Unusual to some, but to Manning it is the form of bond he gets to have with his father which is very special. Brad Manning really shows off this father and son relationship by using the following elements of rhetoric; the purpose, thesis, audience, methods of development, and the language his writing. The key to understanding what Brad Manning wrote is to find out why he wrote it in the…

Visual Rhetoric Analysis The ad for Pedigree Dentastix uses multiple rhetorical appeals to capture the reader's attention and to increase sales for the item. The ad clearly demonstrates its purpose, which is to improve the dental cleanliness of dogs who use it. The image utilizes vibrant shades of yellow and red to capture the audience’s attention, and a soft white circle in the center that brings the viewers eyes towards the mouth of the dog. The ad then uses anthropomorphism on the dog, giving…

operations and higher order thinking skills as we move into young adulthood. This, however, does not seem to be the case. Our media and politicians assume that the average American is only capable of concrete thinking, therefore the political rhetoric and activity is executed at a dichotomist level. This thought process has inhibited our cognitive abilities from producing innovation. Dialectic thinking promotes innovation. Innovation is what built The United States. The innovation of our…

Wells appealed to the emotions of the readers, as well as presenting information in a logical way. There are three, primary, ancient Greek classifications for rhetoric. The classifications are Logos, Pathos, and Ethos. Logos represents reasoning based in logic and reason. Ethos appeals to ethically to the reader . Finally, Pathos appeals to the needs and emotional sensitivity of the audience. (Crowley and Hawhee…

very large audience. In “What is Rhetoric? Dialogue and Debate in the Writings of the Revolution.”, it says, “In the period leading up to the Revolution, American seem to have enjoyed a sense that their letters, speeches, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, and so forth, were all a form of conversation”. In the Revolutionary time people wanted to have the stuff they read sound like they were talking to them personally. George Washington was a person who used rhetoric writing very well in his…

From Ancient Literature to modern day writings, Aristotle's rhetoric had influenced authors to induce by appealing to a reason or an understanding. One of the famous writings, well-known for its significant use of ethical, logical and emotional appeals was William Shakespeare's, Julius Caesar. In other words, one of the main characters, Mark Antony relies upon Aristotle’s rhetorical strategies - ethos, pathos, and logos - within William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to persuade the Plebeians to…

Oculos Habent, et Non Videbunt: Sight, Perception and Interpretation in the Narrative of Troilus and Criseyde In his extended analysis of Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, Chauncey Wood notes that “Perhaps more than any other motif in the poem, the idea of blindness is the key to unlocking the tone of the work.” The poem continually foregrounds “eyen” as a malleable symbol that encompasses both physical and metaphorical sight and perception – and the absence of these faculties – in the narrator…

For this response to reading, I endeavor to combine theory with a tone of comical rhetoric. After reading the text by Gardiner and Kosmitzki, the following questions emphasize information I pondered on from the writing: 1. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 2. What message can children and adults learn about language from the movie, The Minions? 3. Is there a lesson we can learn from the marooned cast of Gilligan’s Island about “formal operational thinking” (2011, p. 137)? The Chicken…