Antifa Argumentative Essay

Since the election of Donald Trump, the country seems to be in a state of division. Protests against the president’s executive orders and movements like Black Lives Matter has caused many hate groups to make a reappearance into the main-stream media. White supremacist, white nationalists, and alt-right leaders are speaking their minds about the perceived discrimination against whites. These types of white advocacy groups have gone through an evolution since the times of the Ku Klux Klan and have created new techniques for recruiting members. These units can be a type of love/hate relationship, and once people have joined, they find it very difficult to leave. But hate can be overcome; through education, tolerance training, and even counter-protesting. Because of feelings of discontent, fear in the loss of white power, and a lack of experience with groups outside of their race, America is seeing a dangerous and unfortunate rise in these types of hate groups.

Supreme Justice Thurgood Marshall once stated that “the Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much” (Biography Staff, 2017). With the birth of America in 1776 and the Klan emerging in 1866, the not-so-invisible empire has claimed a place in America’s history. During the centuries, three summits have risen and declined, each wave becoming more open about their appearance than the last, proving to a point, that Thurgood Marshall’s quote is correct. The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the ‘KKK’ or the ‘Klan’, is a native-born hate group and according to the FBI’s definition of domestic terrorism, stating “the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence…within the United

“I have found that words that are loaded with pathos and create a seductive euphoric are apt to promote nonsense” (Gunter Grass). Cesar Chavez proves that ethos and pathos can actually be very effective in promoting their case. In an article he wrote, Chavez used the rhetorical strategies of ethos and pathos to make his case and express his opinion about violence and nonviolence. Both of these strategies proved to be very effective throughout his entire article.

74). This shows an example of pathos, because if anyone who has been involved in a scenario similar to this one, will instantly obtain a wave of grief or sadness. This could also apply to anyone who thinks about any recent massacres. Goldberg, most likely chose this type of “modes of persuasion” due to it’s personal connection with the viewer, which in the end winded up strengthening his article as a whole.

The pathos of the article does not make the audience feel a certain emotion, but overall to decide for themselves, and how they feel upon the situation, which is what a news article should do. It is a neutral piece that gives information from key officials tied to the case like John Kerry, the homeland security secretary, the American civil union’s leader, the Immigration’s leaders, and more people that are involved with the order. It does mention words like “Muslim Ban”, but conveys those words in a way that it is not trying to play on emotions just informing of the controversy of the order. In addition, the big idea of the article is to tell of what happened, who was involved and short opinions that are brief among the people who pertain to the situation, and then the article ends not trying to tie other loose knots from speculation. These ideas help the article because with the other articles from CNN and NBC News inserted the opinions as the big ideas instead of the event at hand. It is the exact opposite in this article, which makes it more objectivity because the ideas that are voiced matter to the order. The logos is basic reporting at its finest. Easy to understand, logical, and seemingly neutral towards its readers. Not trying to embellish the situation in either way of what is wrong or right similar to the other articles. The ethos is similar to the other articles with a known author at the helm that gives credit to the officials tied to the article, but does not state a political affiliation, which can be bad or good depending on how you look at it. This seems to add to the article because it does not take a stance, as the other articles did with leaning towards the left-wing perspective. Rhetorically, each of these articles are genuinely good for an audience to read, but some may add pieces to

While it is important to attack racism itself, it is counterproductive to leave in place a

It is clear Ryerson University needs a better way to make education accessible to all their students. With the constant delays of the transit systems we have, and the rising costs to commute, students are skipping lectures. The best solution to this problem is starting VR enabled lectures. This will keep expenses low for students and save time that students struggle to find. VR enabled lectures are far superior to the alternative, which is living on campus. By living on campus expenses increase and you’re not in the comfort of your home. Also it is not guaranteed you will get approved to live on residence because of the limited beds available. Being a computer science students we already have the necessary knowledge to make this possible, as

The rhetorical strategies of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are used in the media every day to persuade society. Whether it be for sales, politics, or everyday news, these three styles of persuasion influence how people are affected by the media. Pathos targets an emotional response. This causes viewers to accept or reject a claim or idea based on how it makes them feel. This is a very effective form of persuasion, however it can be incredibly manipulative.

Steve Chapman, a columnist and editor of the Chicago Tribune, perfectly depicts in his article the ever-growing hostility that America faces, not limiting its tensions to that of which it faces with our foreign adversaries, specifically North Korea, but including that of its internal enemy: the philosophy of racial superiority. Chapman appeals to those who stand against the hatred and prejudice that has come to light on behalf of white nationalists, taking into account the latest incidents of Charlottesville, Virginia. The journalist mentions that, in spite of the recent occurrences that have overtaken Americans in a sudden mental war between differentiating factions, white nationalists face an imminent defeat. Instead of elaborating on how

On August 12th and 13th, violence broke out in Charlottesville caused by the expected removal of a statue honoring the Confederacy. On Saturday, August 13th Joel Pollak, an American political commentator, wrote an op-ed piece for Breitbart titled,“Trump was right to condemn violence on ‘Many Sides’ in Charlottesville.” Pollak is blatantly wrong because there is no moral equivalency between Neo-Nazis and those opposing them.

The Arabian Nights is renowned for its multiple uses of enframed narratives. The layering of stories adds new meaning to the various tales of The Arabian Nights by bringing up new questions. In every story one reads, one finds themselves asking why Shahrazad would tell such a story, what kind of message is this tale giving Shahriar, and why bother telling another story within an already enframed story. However, The Arabian Nights is not alone in its use of the enframed story. Works inspired by The Arabian Nights use their own enframing devices in order to alter how one perceives and understands the stories these offshoots have taken from The Arabian Nights. The adaptations this paper will look at include Disney’s Aladdin film, Pasolini’s Arabian

Rhetoric is also used to a stunning effect. The usage of words such as “angry” “poor” and “violently” subtly tries to appeal to the

Richard Cohen, the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), spoke recently with the Washington Examiner about the SPLC’s views on Antifa, a violent underground movement whose membership is on the rise as of late.

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Have you heard of the group Antifa? Basically, it’s an anti fascist/capitalist movement who are considered the far-left in politics; some are considered anarchists, left-wing extremists, socialists or communists. I live in the state of New Jersey where they recently listed Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, specifically stating that the movement is inciting violence. I don’t see this movement as a threat but rather they are just protestors extremely upset with who we have in charge as President and strongly believe he is a Fascist. They strongly oppose white supremacy and dislike authority. Only a small percentage of them are actually committing crimes such as vandalism and assault. The problem with this movement