Allusion In Christopher Morley On Laziness

Throughout Chiswick’s essay we are able to see his point of view firmly, for example, when he says, “[that], the continued increase in the flow of unskilled workers into the

“Bartleby makes the lawyer question his own life, and eel very troubled, even ashamed, about it. Solitary young men, aloof and fastidious, are too much trouble “because of the extravagant demand they make in human nature.” (McCall, p. 7) (Emerson, p.

Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to persuade or induce the readers. By utilizing logos, the essayist displays insights and facts to aid in the point being argued. Throughout the “Importance of Work”, Friedan practices this beneficial method of persuasion repeatedly. For instance, she states, “Psychiatrics have long used “occupational therapy” with patients in mental hospitals…” (5). Friedan used a meaningful idea of work by stating proven information that has transformed therapy. Additionally, Friedan states, “The very argument, by Riesman and others, that man no longer finds identity in the work defined as a paycheck job…” (4). This statement explains that work is not just a paycheck, work is who you are as a person and the drive an individual contains to do the job. The men during that time period proved this to be true by

Joey Franklin makes masterful use of rhetoric in his essay “Working at Wendy’s” to construct an entertaining and compelling argument in favor of recognizing that the workers of the service industry are more than just undistinguished drones, but rather complicated people, each with their own desires and stories. To this end, the author utilizes the effective rhetoric device of pathos, logos, and ethos. Franklin demonstrates an excellent use of imagery that serves as a conduit for empathy, which is vital for the use of pathos, the emotional appeal. In reference to logos, the appeal to logic, he paints the picture of a hard-working father that needs to provide for his family. This is a clear representation of common logic and ties into ethos, which is the rhetorical appeal to authority and ethics, in the sense that many people can relate to caring about and working to support family. For ethos, he establishes himself as your everyday working man — part of the working class. This shows that he’s clearly apt for speaking of the position he’s in, and allows the audience to relate to him through pathos.

While, “ingenious philosophers tell you, perhaps, that the great work of the steam-engine is to create leisure for mankind. Do not believe them.” Eliot uses the word “ingenious” sarcastically to communicate that these philosophers are poorly mistaken. The author instead believes that these technological advancements are destroying mankind’s time for leisure. In modern society, “even idleness is eager now- eager for amusement.” The author argues that even in times of idleness, there is no relaxation in modern society because people always strive to be entertained. Eliot exclaims, “Fine old Leisure! Do not be severe upon him, and judge him by our modern standard.” The author is of the opinion that Old Leisure is just “fine” the way he is, and should not be compared to New Leisure, whose time is filled and life is rushed.

Joey Franklin makes masterful use of rhetoric in his essay “Working at Wendy’s” to construct an entertaining and compelling argument in favor of recognizing that the workers of the service industry are not just undistinguished drones, but rather complicated people, each with their own desires and stories. To this end, the author utilizes the effective rhetorical device of pathos, logos, and ethos. Franklin demonstrates an excellent use of imagery that serves as a conduit for empathy, which is vital for the use of pathos, the emotional appeal. In reference to logos, the appeal to logic, he paints the picture of a hard-working father that needs to provide for his family. This is a clear representation of common logic and ties into ethos, which is the rhetorical appeal to authority and ethics, in the sense that many people can relate to caring about and working to support family. For ethos, he establishes himself as your everyday working man — part of the working class. This shows that he’s clearly apt for speaking of the position he’s in, and allows the audience to relate to him through pathos.

Lord Chesterfield’s Rhetorical Strategies The status of wealth and influence are prevalent in Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his traveling son as he tries to stress the importance of leading a productive role in society. Lord Chesterfield takes a step back from his role as a parent and tries to see eye-to-eye with his son. Chesterfield carefully writes this letter so as not to provoke his son who may already be at odds with his father. The intentness of the letter reveals that Chesterfield dearly cares about his son and his well-being.

P.335 #1 How to Make Lazy People Do the Right Thing by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

The rhetorical devices he chose to use through his letter play a role in the quality of his letter and why it makes such a strong point. Johnson uses metaphors and comparisons to raise questions about the conditions of the gaols. His narrative voice and diction in the letter creates a sense of sarcasm that lightens the serious topic of the letter. The amount of prisoners in gaols for debt is unreal and Johnson uses rhetorical strategies

To illustrate his points, Morley provides a lot of examples of words to establish his main purpose. An example would be “…every time we get into trouble it is due to not having been lazy enough.” This example shows Morley is telling how people are puts themselves more in their workplaces,

We analysed all of this pieces looking for themes addressing responsibility. We found that even though each is quite different the authors use very similar writing techniques. Multiple writings shared

It has been argued for centuries now, that people do not grow their full human potential, largely because they do not participate in a reasonably sophisticated refinement . John Stuart Mill, in his book Utilitarianism, claims that "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" [Mill JS: 1863]. This essay will show that the advantages of being a "human dissatisfied" are better than those of a "pig satisfied". But before this can be proven, we have to understand the metaphor that compares humans to pigs.

1.) “Moralities built on the image of the independent, autonomous, rational individual largely overlook the reality of human dependence and the morality for which it calls.” (Camp, 2011:48)

Sheehy, Paul. "Doing the Right Thing (Part II): Challenges to Utilitarianism." The Richmond Journal of Philosophy. Richmond Journal, Mar. 2008.

He does this tirelessly throughout the essay by using declarative sentence structure. For example, he states “People respect laziness.” and also “The truly meek man is the lazy man” without backing either of the proclamations up by actual facts. He also states the claim that Doctor Johnson was one of the world’s greatest philosophers. He also forms syllogisms as he uses deductive reasoning and logos to backdoor his readers into believing his argument. In the same way, Morley also uses declarative sentence structure to induce from the reader the idea that they must do what he tells them leaving them with no other choice. For example he makes the claim “Now we are going to join them”. Sentences like such resemble the evocation of passion a general would use to prepare soldiers as they launch into battle. He successfully elicits the emotions accompanied with action through these inevitable conclusions. Because his assertions come so naturally in the essay, the readers finds themselves having to make an effort to even question Morley when