Aristotelian Rhetorical Analysis

Many college students have the misconception that reading Shakespeare is a waste of time. Michael Mack presents a different view in his speech to college freshmen “From Why Read Shakespeare?” Mack’s speech constructed an effective argument that reading shakespeare will help you in life through his use of rhetorical devices and counterclaims.

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.

Starting this year, I thought English 102 was just going to be another general education requirement I needed to have in order to graduate. English has never been my favorite subject, so I guess it is safe to say that I was not super excited about this class. However, this class turned out to be different then I thought. It turned out to be more useful then I originally thought. English 102 was both helpful and fairly simple because of what what I learned, the effort I put in and how prepared I was.

Hello Rozhnaz! This writing looks better than the previous one that I revised; congrats! You also gain improvement in terms of the use of academic vocabularies in this essay. Some notes to be considered here are the minor things such as punctuation, redundant expression, and capitalization. Here are several takes on your writing:

Technology these days is continuing to grow into people’s lives exponentially- something that Jenna Wortham talks about in the article, "I Had a Nice Time with You Tonight. On the App" published in The New York Times. She offers a new point of view to the dating-app world as she describes life in a relationship separated by thousands of miles. Today, dating-apps are mainly for people who are looking for a partner, but as more and more people start to find their loved one online, those apps become irrelevant. This knowledge has sparked new concepts for apps- apps that try to keep people happy in their relationships. Although human social interactions may have transformed over the past couple of decades, the usage of mobile devices to communicate help us stay in contact with people

The work that I chose to write about is “The Homeless and Their Children” taken from Jonathan Kozol’s book, “Rachel and Her Children”. This is a story of a woman whom Kozol calls Laura and her four children that lived in a run-down hotel room in 1985.

My time in ENC1101 has been beneficial in many ways. Since the beginning of high school I dreaded writing all types of essay in English. So coming into this class I was not too fond of idea writing six thousand words within four short months. My inability to put my thoughts into creative and well worded sentence is the biggest obstacle I face when it comes to writing. I came into this class hoping it would improve my writing skills, which it did. Shortly after attending this class for a few days, the professor introduced the concept of a portfolio draft. My initial reaction was “wow, this is going to be a lot of work,” however, I realized that this would only benefit my grade due to the multiple edits my paper would go through. The portfolio reveals the amount of progress I have made throughout the semester with my writing. This portfolio really highlights on my ability to take criticism of others into account when it comes to editing my professional and portfolio draft.

Another rhetorical technique that Cicero uses in his speeches and teaches his student is the use of ethos. Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. In other words, having the trust of the audience based on your speech. Cicero teaches in the On Oratory and Orator to “deliver you own opinions” (Cicero 17); meaning that your opinions will help your credibility image and help get the trust of the people. His speech to the senate he states, “I cannot bear people to say that such a horror could have been perpetrated in this country” (Cicero 83). Here this quote it demonstrates his passion and shows and dedications to this country. He is saying that he cannot see what

Have you ever stayed up late working on a group project by yourself while your partners are partying all night? Bernard Roth, author of The Achievement Habit: Stop wishing, start doing, and take command of your life effectively uses Aristotle’s Rhetorical triangle in his argument in chapter 2 as he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to show that Reasons are Bullshit.

Confucius has no formal writings himself, but his disciples kept some record for him. Being loyal to Confucius, it is unlikely that the disciples changed his words too much. Confucius is not biased, for he explains both sides of the spectrum. Confucius is critical to the other beliefs of government. The tone is a bit didactic, teaching the reader about Confucius’ teachings. Hearing from a Government official could have helped to fully understand the Government at the time this was written.

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives- choice, not chance determines your destiny.

Rhetoric is everywhere, from television to art. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines rhetoric as “speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people”. Rhetorical criticism is used to persuade or motivate the audience and has been used since ancient Greek times for this reason. For example, Aristotle’s ethos, pathos, and logos, which are three ways of persuasion in writing. Aristotle also said that to use rhetoric, the speaker must take into account the subject, the audience, and himself. The ways in which this is done today is through intention and visuals. The aim of the writing should be clear to the audience, like by using a thesis. For example, in MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech, he ties the audience in by telling them his

Seeing a character who wasn’t fazed by the bigotry around her gave me more confidence in standing up for what I believed in. Taking a lesson from Tracy, I weaved this newfound boldness into my own circumstances at the time. You are, indeed, reading an essay from the only Obama voter during the 2008 Our Lady of the Lake mock election.

Rorty (1996) states, “The proper aim of the rhetoric is that of finding the best available means of persuasion, whatever the subject me be (1355a4 ff., 1355b26 ff.)” (p. 1). This is exactly what Aristotle does through the use of the rhetoric and the three different formations of the theory he created. Aristotle was very adamant on the use of rhetoric when addressing an audience. Rorty (1996) claims that “Aristotle chides the authors of earlier handbooks on rhetoric for concentrating primarily on techniques for swaying the emotions of judges and legislators, instead of first and primarily considering the best modes of persuasion” (p. 2). The use of persuasion was deemed more important to Aristotle than trying to change ones emotions instead. Also stated “The best orator does not manipulate beliefs in order to make the worse appear to be the better course, but rather presents the best case in a way that is comprehensible and moving to each type of character (1113a3o ff.)” (Rorty, 1996, p. 2). The speaker should not take the audience as a whole and degrade the topic they are speaking about to try to change the perspective of the people in the audience. Aristotle would rather the speaker make the most intellectual argument available to try and change the opinions of each individual.

The five canons are extracted from all three books of the rhetoric and include invention,