Rhetoric

Eliminating Race and Gender in the Fight for Equal Rights in Sojourner Truth’s, “Ar’nt I a Woman” and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s, “The Slave Mother” By applying the theory of Feminist Criticism to Sojourner Truth’s, “Ar’nt I a Woman” and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s, “The Slave Mother” one can identify several ways both poets are able to claim their authority over the language in their texts to expose the illogical reasoning of the antagonists -- those supporting the patriarchal state. By…

The entire auto industry is focusing on building futuristic self-driving cars—except Mazda, who believes there are plenty of people who still enjoy the thrill of getting behind the wheel. The author, Joann Muller, utilizes a powerful opening paragraph that includes wonderful imagery. She establishes a serious and deliberate relationship with her audience, addressing the readers of Forbes magazine. She attempts to educate them on some major drawbacks of technology, specifically as it relates to…

5th, 1852 in Rochester, New York, is Douglass’s attempt to show his audience why the ideas celebrated by Americans during the Fourth of July are inconsistent with their practice of slavery. Douglass fills the first part of his speech with patriotic rhetoric meant to praise the ideals of the founding fathers. Then shifting his tone, Douglass discusses how the same concepts brought up in the first part of his speech are viewed through the lens of a slave. He begins to list nearly every patriotic…

Rays argument lacked in certain areas of rhetoric. He did not attempt to make connections between the pro-choice and pro-life movements. Instead, he simply asked the interviewees what their view on abortion was, and then he showed them how that view was against God’s will. This method worked in…

Journalism is a powerful outlet in that every statement has its consequences. Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin prove this by suffering greatly (theres negative consequences) from their untruthful “journalism”. These authors dishonestly used rhetoric to persuade their readers of an uplifting story about a man’s humanitarian mission in Pakistan to public as nonfiction, which brought him enormous success and Mortensen public attention. However, it has been revealed by the journalist Jon…

Both Cooper’s and King 's works, “In defense of black rage” and letter from birmingham jail” both use the three rhetoric 's: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, as well as strategies like providing counter-argument that further supports their goals. I will explain how similar they are by exploring ethos and logos while understanding why those methods of argumentation is effective in persuading the reader. Cooper’s “In defense of black rage”, asks questions like: why would an unarmed teen go against an…

his opinion on a historic Hawaiian market, and why it should be remembered. David Thompson employs great rhetorical strategies placed throughout his article that keep a reader engaged and interested to discover more. Thompson utilizes his first rhetoric strategy in his very first four words, “The end is near.” This is very eye opening to a reader. Before a reader even has time to get acclimated to the story, they…

but for the most part, and the important parts, like the sarcastic bits, I did use inflection that was necessary. My pacing was a little off at points, but I expected that to happen sooner or later since I was nervous. I also wanted to incorporate rhetoric, without making it an extremely emotional, more a fact based speech, which I feel accomplished. More or less, I got the reaction I wanted from the audience. I felt like it was not so boring that I lost anyone, and I definitely got a couple…

because the individual doesn 't have insurance, or because it doesn 't cover treatment, doctors are not being allowed to do their job in actually caring for the sick. By using pathos, logos, and ethos, Moore is able to further his argument. Each of the rhetoric devices helps to give his argument more meaning and to further invest the viewer into this growing problem. Throughout the movie, pathos is most commonly used in a variety of ways. Whether it be through clips of actual people or…

In the persuading editorial of Bumping into Mr. Ravioli, the author, Adam Gopnik, utilizes many different types of rhetorical languages to contribute to his purpose and meaning for the text. Gopnik also uses various editorial techniques to convey his message about today’s society and “busyness”. The author applies ethos, pathos, logos to convey his point, and he also supports his points by mentioning scientific and historical studies. Gopnik’s sole purpose for writing this editorial is to…