A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Gary Abernathy Article

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a government website that provides information about various diseases, disabilities, disorders, etc.. The CDC provides multiple webpages about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that list and provide information about causes, treatments, variations, and signs/symptoms of the disorder. On their informative pages, they use rhetorical devices to better portray their message. The CDC effectively uses the three rhetorical devices, pathos, ethos, and logos, to reach their goal of informing their target audience and providing a clear perspective on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

For the past years the media has had a big effect on society. Many people rely on the media for news or sports coverage but they don’t realize that the media may influence people’s beliefs or way of behaving. The media covers sports in order to provide information to the fans but they also can create fake news to spark controversy in sports. The world of sports is largely affected by the media as they are a big topic to talk about throughout all kinds of media. Although the media can provide information of sports to fans, it can also create positive and negative conditions for the athletes. The media’s portrayal of sports creates rivalries between teams and players which increases competitiveness, damages professional relationships, and

The purpose of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to protect the health of America and to “promote the quality of life through the prevention and control of the disease, injury, and disability (CDC, 2013).” The CDC has a concern about a growing disease that is normally found in children to young adults called Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD. This Rhetorical Analysis will be focused on ADHD. The CDC’s Website is trying to inform current or future patients, parents and care givers, and teachers on how to handle this illness.

Athletes have been protesting in ways which are frowned upon by the government. Athletes should use their fame to promote a political agenda because everybody has an opinion.In the article, “The athlete as agent of change,” by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton, athletes use their fame to promote a political agenda. In this article, Bunch and Skorton list the ways that athletes silently protest in sports. Ways that listed include athletes turning their back on the flag, kneeling during the national anthem, and refusing to salute the flag. These actions show that the athlete may be opposing America and by doing this, their opinion is shown. Athletes’ opinions are very powerful because athletes are often mentors or inspirations to their fans which

In the short play A Raisin in the sun conflict’s both internal and external occure for in three of the main characters regarding their dreams. When the opportunity came for them to accomplish their dreams through using the insurance money they’ve come across from the loss of a family member, one of the main characters, Walter, wishes to be successful in life; but he needs the insurance money to do so. He wants to use the insurance money to open up a liquor store because he believes this would change his life. A exceptional quote that shows his determination to be successful in life is when he speaks to Ruth “You tired, ain’t you? Tired of everything. Me, the boy. The way we live-this beat up hole-everything”(

Walter Cronkite was a reporter for CBS for 19 years, he submitted an article to the New York Times. He submitted the article because another reporter by the name of Peter Arnett was being interviewed on Baghdad soil. Throughout this interview Mr. Arnett begins to “criticize the American military effort and praised the morale of the Iraqi people and the cooperation of Iraq’s information ministry”. Mr. Cronkite is being a bit harsh to Mr. Arnett throughout the article.

Trump was planning on changing how sports looked from a medical stand point. Now that doesn’t mean he is talking about eliminating certain ways of playing sports or certain rules, but he did talk about wanting to cut down on the amount of injuries that players sustain. As a former player he knows injuries are all over especially in high contact sports like football or even extreme sports. He has been said to recently “hammer: the NFL on their little effort to reduce brain injuries and other types of injuries in the last 10 years, however that is all just speculation due to the fact that it isn’t confirmed yet. This basically shows that athletes are not the only people worried about injuries and certainly not the only ones trying to prevent them from

The article titled "The man with the snow job" appears in the Opinion Pages, The New York Times. Author, Gail Collins, opens her article with the question: “Who is to blame for this weather?” which hooks readers’ attention and makes them curious about what they are going to read. In her writing, Collins talks about the current snowstorm in the United States and how it is used for everyone’s advantage. She also points out how government officials such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama use the occasion of snowfall for their own purposes. The author borrows images of global warming effects to discuss some controversial problems in the society these days. She applies the following elements to establish the

David Penberthy’s article ‘Wrinklies have overtaken the hoons as the highest road death category’ (The Advertiser, September 4, 2014, p. 13) is charming but manipulative. Penberthy argues that abolishing the over seventies mandatory drivers license medical testing will endanger road safety. The title indicates that his intended audience is neither ‘hoons’ nor ‘wrinklies’; therefore falling between the ages of thirty and sixty-five. Penberthy’s article is an anecdotal lead that hooks the reader in from the beginning with a strong quote. He highlights the dangers and the changes in the new road laws. Penberthy writes with a persuasive and alarmist purpose against these new laws. The three pathos devices that are particularly persuasive, and the focus of this essay are anecdote, tone and his use of evidence.

Al Gore asked three questions, his first question was do we really have to change? His second was, can we change? And his third was, will we change? Throughout his argument Gore answers these questions for his audience. Gore’s argumentative presentation on climate change and his opinion as to what could be done about it gave his audience and listeners insight to the problem with climate change.

The New York Times is a daily newspaper, that is published in New York City, since 1851. The newspaper has won 117 Pulitzer Prizes, and is the second largest in circulation. On November 11, 2015, The New York Times posted an editorial called “A Criminal Record and a Fair Shot at a Job.” Many places when you apply for a position ask if you have ever been convicted of a crime. In 19 states and 100 cities this is forbidden until after the applicants have proven their qualifications. Last week, President Obama ordered federal agencies to stop questioning people about previous arrests and convictions at the beginning of the application process. The editorial argued that the President shouldn’t stop there and that he should spread the executive order to

Professional athletes making political statements and sharing thoughts on their viewed social issues has been around since games were first being broadcasted and gave these athletes a stage to make a stand. Along with those actions entered debate for sports fans who are stuck between whether athletes should or should not share their views on things “bigger than sports”.This has been missing from professional sports in recent decades but is now slowly once again becoming relevant. The presidency of Donald Trump along with Colin Kaepernick’s taking a knee to protest the national anthem are the two main reasons for the

I actually don’t watch TV very often, but when I do I only watch Netflix or news. Unlike my father who loves to watch football games and box, I prefer to watch Black Mirror, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Carrie Diaries. I guess Frank Deford’s theory is right; “As many people get more interested in the reality shows, they lose some interest in the old fashioned sports”

Athletes can cause political uproar in many ways, but should they? The article “Athlete as Agent of Change” written by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton is a nonfiction piece discussing some of the actions athletes take to protest against a problem they see, particularly involving the government, using their influence on the populace. Athletes should use their fame to promote a political agenda, as long as it is peaceful. First off, everyone has the right to free speech, and as long as the protest is peaceful, they are within that right. Also, athletes can help influence the populace to bring attention to an important topic that is affecting the world or their lives. This article supports athletes using their fame to influence the public for

Sports are a huge part of our society; many people begin watching from a young age, and grew up supporting a favorite sports team. There are even parties at different times of the year as championship seasons role around. Many of us have also participated in sports as well; whether it was when we were children, in high school or college must people have been involved in sports at one time or another. Jay Weiner states how our society needs to talk back sports and lists numerous ways to do so; although I agree with some of his points I do not think they are realistic. Weiner gives four proposals on how to take back sports they are the following: De-professionalize college and high school sports, allow some form of public ownership of professional sports teams, make sports more affordable again, and be conscious of the message sports is sending. Weiner (2000) describes how back in the day “some nobody would become your favorite player” and now we are now disconnected from sports.