Foer's Anecdotes

He establishes his credibility by conveying his confidence and authority through his word choices and style of writing. By incorporating the use of real-life examples and factual evidence, Gladwell appeals to logic, which exemplifies his viewpoint of the issue in which he is writing about. Gladwell also draws his readers in by appealing to their emotions, which indicates that he knows what they value. His readers are drawn in by, not only his assimilation of credibility and logic, but his use of emotion as well. By including these aspects, Gladwell conducts a rhetorically effectively argument that draws his readers in and provokes them to stop and consider his point of

The first device that Gladwell takes advantage of is plot progression. For the first chunk of the introduction, Gladwell utilizes a story about a forged Greek Kouros statue, and the

The tone that Gladwell uses in Outliers is long sentences to get his points across to the readers. He uses key points. There were some metaphors used in the book when he talks about the tallest oak trees in the forest and they helped describe the situation and what was being talked about. Many people are cognitive of outliers once they have read the book thoroughly. Some imagery was also showed when Gladwell talked about the winning team and how all of the players and reporters crammed into the locker room. Some people fancy the way that outliers think, act, and how they are successful. These

Gladwell carefully constructs his argument by offering the real life story of Bernie Goetz. Gladwell uses this example in order to provide a

Many authors use different techniques such as appeals, evidence, and sense of urgency to support an argument, or claim. In the essay, "Why Don’t We Complain," by William Buckley, one of his main points is that people today are not complaining and speaking up. In another essay, "The Paranoid Style of American Policing," by Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of his main points is that violence is not always necessary to solve a problem. Both authors use appeals such as pathos, logos, or ethos to make their arguments stronger. Both authors have similar arguments, that the government is getting too much power from the people.

To start with, Gladwell uses ethos, an appeal to ethics, as a device to effectively explain how

The author, Susanna Kaysen, uses many modes to effectively communicate a message to the audience. By using imagery, expository writing, and argumentative writing, the author is able to direct

     The rhetorical style uses persuasive ideals in the use of language. For example, in the first sentence of the second paragraph, the parallel structure and

Pathos is a useful strategy that appeals to the reader’s emotional side and is presented more strongly by Clifford and Hardy in comparison to Gladwell, to convince

When communicating any type of text, the way you deliver it to the audience is just as significant as the content of your writing. Authors tend to use multiple rhetorical devices that add additional excitement or interest to their work. By performing this, it helps to engage the audience so the text appeals to them sincerely. The novel March, written by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell does an excellent job at exhibiting this over the various uses of rhetoric throughout the text. Therefore, March persuades that an individual’s approach to their mission requires a great effort by displaying concerned expressions, lonely narrative texts and the chaotic graphics of the protests.

Through the use of ethos, pathos, and/or logos; style, word choice, and tone; and the author's purpose are magnified through the authors use of language. As an author, the goal is not to change the reader's mind, but to help he or she see a new point of view using ethos, pathos, and/or logos; style, word choice, and tone. Through many persuasive techniques, writers bring credibility to their arguments. The beginning remarks

Rhetorical strategies are a great way for an author to get their tone and what they want to share to their reader. In Barbara Jordan’s Becoming Educated she uses rhetorical strategies to do just that. Jordan uses repetition and diction to increase her effectiveness of her message. She does so that the reader can also relate to what she is going through. By using repletion and diction she weaves these rhetorical devices throughout her experience to increase its effectiveness to convey her voice and her personal sense of growth.

Nearly all writing exhibits rhetorical elements to convey the writer’s message in a meaningful way. These techniques assist the readers in connecting with the author to fully understand the message and can also be used by the writer to influence the audience to feel a certain way about a topic. As Doug Downs said, “Some people learn to be rhetorical experts who can take those underlying principles shaping human interaction and finesse them in specific activities,” (460,1).Using rhetorical elements to appeal to an audience’s emotions have always been a foolproof way for urging people to pay attention to what you have to say and is almost the most persuasive technique. However, many other rhetorical techniques can also be used to prompt an audience to really adhere to what the writer is trying to convey. Such devices are beautifully displayed in J.K. Rowling’s commencement speech, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”, to Harvard University’s 2008 graduates and in George Saunders’ speech, “Congratulations, by the Way”, to the Syracuse University 2013 graduates. J.K. Rowling and George Saunders use many rhetorical elements in their speeches, such as identification, motivational aspects, and the use of story-telling to gracefully convey their personal experiences and wisdom to the audience of young adults. Both speeches were influential and powerful; However, I feel as though J.K. Rowling’s speech was more effective in terms of delivery, because of

‘A text of timeless appeal is marked by effective construction of rhetoric to support its main ideas.’

In the article there were many rhetorical strategies. The ones that I feel stood out the most are atmosphere, imagery, and exemplification.