Appear To Be Too Happy Rhetorical Analysis

In “Bring Back Flogging”, Jeff Jacoby addresses the problems within America 's criminal justice system. He gives many reasons why imprisonment simply does not work, and suggests that corporal punishment should be used as an alternative. Published in the Boston Globe, a newspaper well known for being liberal, Jacoby provides a conservative view and directs his argument towards those who strongly support imprisonment and view corporal punishment to be highly barbaric and inhumane. However, in order to shed light on our current situation, Jacoby discusses the dangers that we face though our criminal justice system a nd shows concern that imprisonment is doing more harm than good. In effect, Jacoby looks to the past for solutions, and

Advertisements are everywhere. From billboards, to magazines, to newspapers, flyers and TV commercials, chances are that you won’t go a day without observing some sort of ad. In most cases, companies use these ads as persuasive tools, deploying rhetorical appeals—logos, pathos, and ethos—to move their audiences to think or act in a certain way. The two magazine ads featured here, both endorsing Pedigree products, serve as excellent examples of how these modes of persuasion are strategically used.

In May of 1998, Kipland Kinkel brought a gun to his school. Over the course of two days this escalated from: being sent home, to murdering his father and mother, to murdering 2 students and wounding 26, earning a lifetime sentence of 111 years and 8 months in prison. In the court case being examined, the presiding judge addresses the original case, defendants ground for appeal, and the justification for the State’s decision to deny the appeal. Judge Haselton effectively uses ethos, logos, and pathos to support the Higher Court’s decision to deny the appeal because the original sentence was constitutional and just.

In response to Geoffrey Shepherd's article “It’s clear the US should not have bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki”. Shepard tries to pull us into his claim by using pathos, logos, and ethos. He uses estimates of 500,000 Japanese soldiers died from the atomic bomb. Then Geoffrey begins to state that we had an alternative spot to drop the bombs, the alternate spot we could’ve dropped the bomb would have been Tokyo Bay. It was idle and estimated that less lives would’ve been taken and would showed more of a threat to the Japanese leaders.

From two perspectives, we see a world plagued by the ignoble aspects of human nature. Through one set of eyes we are shown the global ecosystem imitating the opening motions of a mass extinction, through another we see the inevitable and hellish effects of culturalized greed. In both cases we are treated to the observations of an aggrieved observer, but the means by which these observers show us their perspective on the world are by no means identical. Here we will explore the strategies, expressions, argumentations, and appeals of two authors with intertwining stories to tell.

For my third writing project, I have decided to create a research proposal, directed at the USC Rossier School of Education in order to get them to accept my dissertation examining the gentrifying effects of neighborhood preference in charter school lottery systems. This proposal is effective because it employs rhetorical strategies appropriate for the target audience – in this case, a committee of professors that are knowledgeable about the subject of the proposed dissertation. These rhetorical strategies include the structure of the document, stylistic choices such as academic diction and tone, and the choices regarding the content of the proposal.

When comprising an argument, the use of rhetorical strategies is essential to planning out how one presents both the chosen argument and the evidence for their position. To understand these strategies and how they are used allows for a deeper understanding of the argument and invokes critical thinking. For instance, in Journalist Joanmarie Kalter’s piece “Exposing Media Myths: TV doesn’t affect you as much as you think”. The author attempts to convince the reader that the notion, that TV is the number one source of information used today and therefore holds immense sway over the general public, is false. And because of how the rhetorical strategies are used in the article. She manages to get the reader to second guess the notion that TV holds

In Bj Gallagher’s article “Donald Trump Is the Epitome of Everything the World Detests -- And Admires -- About America”(Sep.2, 2015), She Implies the positive and negative attributes in Donald Trump, and whether you should vote for him or not. Gallagher first demonstrates by showing the negatives of Donald Trump and his “arrogance” in an article written by Paul Thomas; Gallagher then argued the positive, admirable side of him by comparing his life to one we would all like to live, and to conclude she suggests that Trump is a “fresh breath of air” for millions of Americans by demonstrate that he is unique compared to past presidential leaders. Her purpose is to surpass his brash ego in order to to show he is worth putting your trust in.

Thornburgh used the term “overheated rhetoric” to describe the way that the immigration and other crimes were being exhibited throughout the media. He used the word overheated to bring an emotional appeal to the audience and pulls them into learn more about the hot topics in the media, also to make these crimes seem worse than they actually were. Thornburgh states that the cause of the attack on Representative Giffords was because the people of Arizona let their emotions get the best of them. Majority of the time when people come up with an opinion they stick to their guns and will defend their opinion 100%, while defending their side they become extremely aggressive and defensive.

My “best” piece is my rhetorical analysis written about a high school senior’s controversial yearbook picture. I feel that this essay in particular is the best one I wrote because it demonstrates both my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. This essay was one of the more difficult ones to write. At the beginning of the semester we focused on primarily on personal writing, “showing not telling” and the use of colorful language. For this essay, however, we focused on the academic knowledge, logic and criticism aspects of writing. Admittedly so, I disliked writing this essay. Writing this essay was a new experience for me because I had never focused on the negative aspects of someone else’s work. Re-reading my essay multiple times after receiving feedback from you made me question myself.

This was my first Rhetorical Analysis, but I approached it the same way I would with any other paper. At first, I googled what an RA should look like but ended up not reading the articles I found, instead, I just did what I normal. It starts by putting off the task, but eventually I juggle some ideas around. Then, I generally pick a topic and write a little, shortly following I loose all motivation and stop writing for the day. I eventually come back and sit down for five to twelve hours, writing the bulk of the paper, or I totally change my mind and start over. Once my first draft is on “paper” I rearrange everything until it flows right. Then editing comes and I cut out as much as possible, while still being able to get my point across.

My exhibit is called Surrounded by Happiness, to show how happiness can depend on our surroundings. Although happiness can come from a color, location, and doing the things we love; the one thing that makes happiness almost universal is being surrounded by people and things who can help bring out the happiness within us. When we are accompanied by someone who is cheerful and has positive energy, it rubs off and in turn, makes the people surrounding them happy too. It is simple to find happiness and sometimes the littlest things can bring happiness to us and often times it is taken for granted in our daily lives. The theme of this exhibit is to show how people can contribute to daily happiness even when it’s just from their attitude, energy, and presence. Also, to show how it is important to know who and what we surround ourselves with and how they can affect us.

The image used is very effective in this poster. The implication of the protagonist looking away from the audience and directly at his son, draws the audience’s attention directly to the child it also symbolises the love and connection that a father has for their child thus conveying an element of emotion and above all happiness. In addition to this the positioning of the word “Happyness” is very significant in this poster as it has been placed directly above the sons head. This may imply that the fathers’ happiness lies within his child and nothing else. The positioning of the word “pursuit” is also significant as it has been placed in the centre of the character near his heart, suggesting that the journey to happiness begins within him. Furthermore the idea that the child is leaning on his dads’ arms may also suggest an element of dependency and trust which is emphasised by him holding his dad’s hand. Colour The background

A weary traveler comes across a written parchment but he cannot read the language. He continues travelling and a short time later sees in the distance some thing which looks similar to a symbol on the parchment, but it is not the direction he intended to go. His curiosity must be satisfied, so he changes direction and walks towards it. He is very low on water when he arrives, and finds the symbol is actually a water well. His curiosity and thirst are then quenched, and he has all the water he can carry to continue his journey. How fortuitous. As he turns to return to his original path he notices another symbol from the parchment again in the wrong direction and at a distance, but closer… This happens again and again from each found symbol

Advertisements have to make sure they get their point across when it comes to communicating the message of the product, and that the product is astonishing enough to create an impression to the audience. Advertising uses parables as one common approach. According to Roland, The parable invited the use of vivid, radical comparisons that would arrest attention (207). Roland discusses four parables; the parable of the Democracy of Goods, civilization redeemed, captivated child, and lastly the parable of the first impression. The parable of the first impression is what is delivers through the commercial Break Out.