Mike Ehnsen Development Of The Civil Rights Movement

At the climax, the rhetorician concludes, ”I’ve noticed a significant decrease in pain and can now walk comfortably“(The Onion). By connecting the success of one case, the audience feels affixed through conclusive evidence in spite of humorous detail. Pathos contaminates devotees by providing a connectable experience to persuade their motives. The rhetorical effect of pathos connects the emotions of the audience to the

The issue at hand was whether or not capital punishment should be allowed to continue in the United States, and why? In my arguments for capital punishment I used pathos to appeal to the human emotion of revenge. If someone had murdered your family member wouldn't you want them to be put to death? In my research paper arguing against capital punishment I was able to use pathos to appeal to the human emotion of forgiveness. After the perpetrator is put to death would that really make you feel at peace, would you really find the closure you were looking for, would it not be better to forgive and let go of that burden? In both positions I used logos to present the same statistics that when interpreted one way makes capital punishment seem as the ultimate deterrent. Though when they are shown another way the statistics paints the practice as a racist and discriminatorily applied measure with little effect on overall murder rates. However, in political issues such as these, while there is an ethos (or moral) appeal to each position these are by no means universal. Everyone has a distinct set of moral ideologies and as such it is quite difficult to implement a well executed ethos into a position paper. In the case of capital punishment the moral case for it lays in biblical principles and the idea of "crime and punishment," while the case against tends to highlight social justice issues in which those of minority ethnicity and lower socioeconomic status tend to be executed while wealthy Caucasians seldom if ever are. The proper execution of all three rhetorical strategies ultimately will mean the difference between an undecided reader adopting the position of the author or perhaps at worst even dismissing it out of hand as inappropriate or

Pathos is another word for sympathy. In the speech “People and Peace, not Profits and War,” Chisholm states in lines 5-8, “As a teacher, and as a woman, I do not think I will ever understand what kind of values can be involved in spending $9 billion -- and more, I am sure -- on elaborate, unnecessary, and impractical weapons when several thousand disadvantaged children in the nation’s capital get nothing” (39). Chisholm uses pathos to show her feelings about the children. In his Vietnam speech, Martin Luther King Jr. states, “We have destroyed their two most cherished institutions: the family and the village. We have destroyed their land and their crops. We have cooperated in the crushing of the nation’s only non communist revolutionary political force, the unified Buddhist Church. We have supported the enemies of the peasants of Saigon. We have corrupted their women and children and killed their men” (156). King uses pathos so that the readers agree with his opinions on the Vietnam War. In “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes, he calls himself the farmer, the worker, the negro, and the people (1). Hughes wants people to realize how unfortunate he is and he wants people to sympathize with his feelings. Pathos triggers the reader’s emotions. They begin to sympathize with whoever is displaying their feelings. Authors may use this device to help the readers see the situation in their point of

The Wiley College debate team had used Pathos in a much more effective way than the Harvard Debate team and had frequently used the rhetoric. Samantha Booke in the debate uses Pathos to help appeal to her audience that we, as a citizen, should not have to surrender their conscience because the majority says otherwise. “So why should a citizen surrender his or her conscience to a legislator? No, we must never, ever kneel down before

The next element in the rhetorical situation is pathos. Pathos is defined as connecting the author and the reader using emotion. Pathos is more reader dependent than the other elements. Pathos helps the writer know to know their audience and who they are intending to write for. Connecting to the audience using pathos is a strong way to get the support of the reader. The audience needs to be moved by what they’re reading. Without pathos, the writer won’t be able to properly connect to their audience.

In Martin Luther King Jr.ʻs (MLK) “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” excessive use of rhetoric devices are used such as logos (logical), pathos (emotional) and ethos (ethical). Although all examples of rhetoric are present, some seem to appeal more than others. Some of the most effective rhetoric used in the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” are logos and pathos. While there are multiple examples of ethical (ethos) rhetoric and many more additional rhetorical devices, logical and emotional appliances seem to have an abundant amount of examples relative to these two devices. Therefore, in this prompt, I will further explore the meanings of these implements and examples referring to this topic.

The following essay is a rhetorical analysis comparing the articles from Rowan Jacobsen and James Kerry through ethos, logos, and pathos. Each article is addressed with their ethos, logos, and pathos and is expressed in whether they are effective or not.

The incorporation of pathos in an argument can form a strong structured reading or a make the reader feel emotionally taken advantage of. In Hooks argument she uses pathos effectively, without exploiting readers of her article. She states, "estrangement from nature and engagement in mind/body splits made it all the more possible for black people to internalize white-supremacist assumptions about black identity" (973). Hooks uses this sentence to appeal to those who have experienced a loss of identity to feel for the blacks. Also, the citation brings a desirable topic up of unity within different race and cultures, which adds more reason for the reader to be persuaded to her side of the argument: the emotional pull of how blacks were treated even away from their normal ways of living.

The authors capture the attention of the reader through an amalgamate of rhetorical patterns based on logos, ethos and pathos. Through reading these articles it is found that the writers predominantly use logos and pathos to put emphasis on their arguments. Specifically, logos is utilized to appeal to reason by repeatedly using data to uphold the arguments claims, while pathos appeals to the audience’s aptitude for compassion.

In the ninth grade springboard book page 207 it states, “...when you suddenly find your toughest twisted...as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtime is closed to colored children…” This supports the claim because when people hear this speech, the majority of them will build a lump in their throats which is their emotion kicking in and when this happens, bulk of people will want to fix the problem at hand. Even though some may argue that logos or ethos is the ideal tool for persuasion, pathos will presumably persuade superiorly to logos and ethos. This is due to the fact that logos, for example, uses logic to influence people’s ideas and may show the plausible solution to a dilemma, but in contrast, doesn’t provide people with the will to carry out the

On April 16 of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham” while sitting in a Birmingham jail in Alabama. During this time Alabama was a place where segregation was prevalent, and Dr. King had nonviolent protests to bring to light these issues. This letter by Dr. King was written as a reaction to Alabama clergyman who was against his nonviolent protests and directed at them. In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King effectively uses the rhetorical strategy of pathos to achieve his purpose of justifying his cause for protest, a model that can be applied to the upcoming portfolio project. Rhetorical Strategy

In addition to The Rhetorical Triangle here is another analytical tool that is similar to the triangle called SOAPSTone which help analysis rhetoric on a higher thinking scale by asking questions compared to The Rhetorical Triangle which only identifies the speaker, the audience, and the subject. SOAPSTone asks questions such as “how does the rhetorician present himself or herself?” to help in the process of analysing the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and the tone of the speech, The is speaker is Martin Luther King, Jr. he is the voice of the Civil Rights Movement; MLK Jr. was a well-respected and well-spoken leader. The occasion is King speaking at the Lincoln Memorial for a Civil Rights rally, he is speaking to share his dream of equality for all Americans. The audience of the speech is all the people of the nation, specifically those seeking and demanding equality, the main audience though is the Black Americans who want equality. The purpose of the speech is to obtain equality for all people, regardless of race, gender, religion. King’s goal is for everyone to be

Martin Luther King’s use of Pathos and Logos in “I have a Dream” showcases how he uses the devices to inspire others, compared to how he uses these rhetorical devices in “Letter From Birmingham Jail” to persuade the Clergymen. Martin Luther King, also referred to MLK, uses both Pathos and Logos to fit the audiences and occasions for each text. His uses of Pathos and Logos in these two texts are examples of how words can inspire change.

Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer all delivered powerful, persuasive speeches that will go down in history. The use of these creative individuals’ language and persuasion played a pivotal role within the civil rights movement. We can observe this in the speakers’ rhetoric devices like ethos, logos and pathos.

The speech I am analyzing is Nelson Mandela’s speech, Apartheid has no future. In his speech given on February 11, 1990, Mandela thanks all those that stood with him while he was imprisoned. He also stresses there should be more of an effort to completely abolish apartheid. Mandela uses several rhetorical devices to build a strong speech. Nelson Mandela’s speech “Apartheid has no future” is persuasive based on its use of ethos, logos, and pathos. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1