Visual rhetoric

gained a wealth of knowledge and experience that is indispensable, and will be of great value to me in the career path I am pursuing. I take pride in the fact that I am not just an English major, but have concentrated in Advanced Composition and Rhetoric. This sense of dignity; however, was not always at the forefront of my mind or even considered, for on more than one occasion I had doubts concerning the process, and even became somewhat antagonistic towards the requirements I had to take to…

Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Aristotle is considered to be the founder the art of rhetoric; and developed the terms Logos, Pathos, and Ethos (O’Hair, Stewart, Rubenstein, 2015). Aristotle’s book On Rhetoric is the basis for every public speaking book ever written (Dlugan, 2009). He taught that ethos, pathos, and logos, together are the three persuasive appeals that must be present in a speech to be credible (Dlugan, 2009). Ethos is the things that make you credible, how people respect you,…

My article is about scientists in Tokyo conducting tests to create a “space animal”. What these scientists mean by a space animal is an animal that can breathe in space. The main reason of creating this animal and conducting tests and researching it is to make it possible for humans to live in space without a space suit. Another way of making animals/people to be able to live in space is to make them more resistant to radiation. Research has shown that there is a certain gene in animals that…

I created three posters each one appealing to ethos, pathos, or logos specifically using visual rhetoric. For my first poster I used a comparison of the symptoms of opioids off the street and prescribed to show that there are large similarities between the effects. I used a blue color for the brain to show that there is a change from the normal chemistry of the brain when the effect of the drugs are used. The words “Could you draw the lines?” is in reference to the effects of the drugs. It uses…

Analysis of a Visual Social Justice Argument How many billboards can be thought of that present an opinion that is different than the social norm? Not many? The billboard created for the release of the Deadpool movie in February of 2016 has many elements that can be analyzed. Pathos is used by the creators of the billboard to appeal to audiences in an uncommon way; reversing the societal standards of gender roles by enticing women with sex and causing men to want to be like Deadpool.…

by his entire audience. Dr. King used logos and the energy of his speech to recommend his audience to do something. He provides careful strategies, such as economic actions and boycotts, while remaining nonviolent, patient and unified. In my visual rhetoric, I utilize ethos by stating how current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 18–24 years than among those aged 65. I appeal to an emotional standpoint in my essay when I say “It is saying that if someone smokes, they might as well…

Beginning the semester thinking I was an average writer to now learning an abundance of techniques on how to improve my writing. I have continuously learned how to become a better writer. I now know how to use rhetorical devices such as the eight questions to better develop my essays in an organized way. Throughout the first half of the semester, I have learned by practicing writing that I have many different strengths and weaknesses in my writing skills. Some of my strengths in writing is…

When you compose a rhetorical analysis your purpose is to persuade the audience by providing claims that support your argumentation. Rhetoric analysis is used in everyday advertisements, commercials, or newspapers. Arguments can be made by someone’s character which is known as Ethos. If someone is deemed to be honest, trustworthy, reliable, or wise the audience will most like believe what is said by that author. It’s not just how they appear, but their tone that changes the audience perception…

The concept of conveying a message can be quite ambiguous. Truly, any action can be interpreted to have rhetoric in its undertones, and therefore be convincing in some way. With this, there are countless measures of ways to present an argument. Each method of presenting an argument has different affordances. These affordances encompass every strength and weakness presented by that medium. The affordances that come with each form of media greatly affect the effectiveness of the argument presented…

Self-reflective Essay While in the class this past ten weeks, I’ve learned quite a lot. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to take an English class that I had to write so much. Week after week, there were so many writing assignments. Each week we had to read an article and answer questions on that article through the discussion board on the college blackboard. After posting your answers, then you had to respond to two other classmates’ answers. Each week we also had to read an editorial…