Did My Car Join Al Qaeda Rhetorical Analysis

Dodge Ram Trucks, a division of the Chrysler Group created in 2009, focused on the public needs with the pickup truck. In a male-dominated truck industry, approximately 11% of pickup trucks in the United States are registered to females. With such a small number of percentage of women truck owners, Ram debuted a television advertisement. In 2015, during the 141st Kentucky Derby to appeal to female buyers. By doing so, they inspired women to break the stereotypes, specifically the male-dominated truck industry. Through its carefully incorporated narration, Ram appeals to the courage of women through aural and visual techniques and utilizes specific examples of females, who overcame obstacles in their profession, to provide further inspiration and create a valuable rhetorical commercial.

Woody Hochswender’s begins his essay, Did My Car Join Al Qaeda, with an emotional appeal to the audience (pathos) by highlighting the hypocrisy of the “Virtuous Ones” (Hochswender, 2009, p.154), who contend that SUV’ owners, such as himself, are “bad people” because the money accrued from their fuel consumption supports terrorism and fosters an anti-American sentiment among Middle Eastern and other countries (p.154).

If you are raised to hate, is it possible to choose a different path? This is the question that Zak Ebrahim raises at the beginning of both his Ted Talk and his book, The Terrorist’s Son. Ebrahim’s story is one of choice, he chose nonviolence and peace.

On September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck America with the attacks on the Twin Towers and on the Pentagon. Not only did tens of thousands of New Yorkers see these atrocities firsthand but, millions of viewers watched in horror on the news; witnessing their nation under attack. Hundreds of terrified civilians ran from the carnage, however there were some who ran toward the collapsing buildings to save innocent lives. President George W. Bush stood with the fire fighters, the police and other first responders holding the flag of his nation and gave his address to the mourning citizens of the United States. He mainly used the strategies of ethos and pathos to try to comfort the American people and also have them rise and fight against the terror.

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In the music video of “Drive By”, performed by music group Train, produced by Columbia Records, on January 10, 2012, the lead singer Pat Monahan is the implied author of the story while he is singing to an implied audience of women, by tell a story of a woman he met. “Drive By” is a story of a bad boy meets good girl love story and he is expressing his love for her. Through the use of the rhetorical strategies the author is able to successfully convince the listening audience of the sincerity of the love story.

Over 17 million cars and trucks are sold around the world every year. Amongst the plethora of car companies aiming to convince shoppers that their car is paramount, marketing teams ought to go the extra mile. By developing a persuading advertisement, companies are more likely to sell their products. On February 6, 2011, Volkswagen aired a Superbowl commercial for the first time in over ten years. This commercial would be one that awakens the inner child of millions. By employing pathos, ethos, and logos rhetoric techniques, Volkswagen is able to appeal to consumers in order to sell their new car.

Michael Moore perfects the use of juxtaposition with the two different purpose example definitions of the Ryder Truck. Starting on paragraph four and until the end of the article, he uses the Ryder truck as an object with two distinct objectives but causing the same consequence in the end. The first objective presented by the author is the use of the Ryder Truck as a moving van for the American working-class that have been moving from state to state with a hope of survival due to the downsize tide created by big American corporations. The second objective is the link of the Ryder Truck with the Oklahoma City bombing terrorist attack in 1995. The Ryder truck was the van used by McVeigh and Nichols to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown of Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and

It is nearly impossible to go an entire day in the United States without hearing of some act of terrorism. Whether it be a shooting in a public place or threats against a group of people, this violent form of conflict is prevalent in every American’s life. These ruthless acts of cold-blooded murder demonstrate evil in its purest form, and leave death and mourning in their wake. The article “Homegrown Terrorism: Is There an Islamic Wave?” gives an overview of the rise of domestic terrorism since the tragedy of 9/11. Though it was written in 2011, the core message is the same today: terrorism in the United States still continues to grow at a sickening pace, with each new attack seeming more barbaric than the last.

Our Founding Fathers constituted our Bill of Rights to ensure that the people who risked and jeopardized their lives to establish the United States of America have freedom and integrity, and that they do not have to worry if they have the right to carry a gun or if they can protest without worrying that they will be arrested and sent to jail. However, one amendment that many schools struggle to define is the First Amendment. The First Amendment states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” (Constitution

There were many failures experienced by al Qaeda. Some of these failures were caused by the leadership. However, there were also some failures that the leadership could not control.

Being in a spiralling economy, the automobile industry must step up their games to produce attractive advertisements. Creativity is crucial to attract potential buyers and gain more sales. To target specific prospects through ads, the automobile industry usually apply rhetoric concepts to enhance their product’s appeal in every way, and not just purely on the automobile designs. As men are the main target audience, car ads are usually being advertised as appealing and dangerous. Nevertheless, there are other important aspects to be highlighted as well, which can be perfectly marketed with certain rhetoric aspects. Although automobile ads always target the male audience, the industry also understands how partners or family can influence in purchase

“Special interest terrorism differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than effect widespread political change. Special interest extremists continue to conduct acts of politically motivated violence to force segments of society, including the general public, to change attitudes about issues considered important to their causes. These groups occupy the extreme fringes of animal rights, pro-life, environmental, anti-nuclear, and other movements. Some special interest extremists -- most notably within the animal rights and environmental movements -- have turned increasingly toward vandalism and terrorist activity in attempts to further their causes” (Jarboe, 2002).

The War on Terror is one of the most discussed topics in politics today, however not enough citizens seem to realize how closely it is affecting their daily lives. As witnessed by many living in the developed world, including me, airplane travel can be very drawn out and stressful. This can be seen as a direct effect of the War on Terror, which began in September of 2001 with the U.S invasion of Afghanistan. Since then the U.S. has gotten involved in more than ten nations in the Middle East resulting in two million deaths, and an estimated $1.2 to $2.7 trillion dollars spent. Even spying on citizens has become acceptable by the government’s standards. But despite all the measures that are being taken to protect America

Since the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, approximately 330 terrorist attacks have occurred on American soil. The number includes successful and failed attacks from President Lincoln’s assassination until a New York incident with a van running down pedestrians on October 31, 2017. The results also exclude attacks deemed “criminal incidents” and accidents. Of course, not all of the attacks were at the same magnitude of the four coordinated attacks on September 11, 2001. Also, those behind the attacks vary greatly in ethnicity, religion, and background. For example, on August 12, 2017, during a protest by left-wing activists, in the constant debate between left- and right-wing protestors, a vehicle mowed