Our Declaration, By Danielle Allen

The American Dream has never been available to minority citizens as easily as it is to American-born citizens. Affirmative action was first implemented around the year 1972, however it was not widely accepted or practiced. During this time society was just getting used to including women in higher education institutions so the concept of including minorities in higher education was almost non-existent. My Beloved World, by Sonia Sotomayor shows the challenges that a first generation, Puerto Rican, lower socioeconomic female had during this time. Through her autobiography she shows the struggles she faced throughout her life, focusing on her application to college, college experience and insight into her cultural background. My Beloved

The most prevalent form of arguments that appears in Modern Romance is the use of logos, which helps offer trustworthy evidence to aid Ansari’s overall argument. The two fundamental arguments of logos are artistic proofs versus inartistic proofs. Conversely, Ansari weaves in countless examples of both forms in his book. Artistic proofs pertain to the “constructed argument having to do with appeals to reason and common sense; while

In a debate, one aims to have the audience develop a certain opinion on a topic by presenting logical evidence and data that supports their point of view. The person that presents the most compelling argument that is supported by evidence wins the debate. The application of logical information to influence one to form a certain opinion is applied in all life scenarios , and especially in literature,. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a contemporary biography, by Rebecca Skloot, Skloot uses logos to convey the immoral practice of doctors to the readers.

Leaving the comforts of the first world, Jessica Alexander abandons her job, fiancé, family, and home to venture into the misleading volunteer work of Humanitarian aid. Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid by Jessica Alexander is a conglomeration of stories that are written from Jessica’s memory. “It is a true account based on [Jessica’s] best recollections of the events and [her] experiences.”.

The last and most notable rhetoric element in this article is logos, which refers to the logical appeal of the argument. In this article, Robinson’s strength lies in her ability to make logical appeal to the readers. Robinson used causes and consequences, analogy, testimony and syllogism to appeal to logics.

While Henry’s speech was not particularly long, it packed quite the proverbial punch through its efficacious use of rhetoric and symbolism, and is looked to even today as an example of persuasive oratory. Throughout this paper, Henry’s rhetoric will be analyzed via an Aristotelian method of rhetorical analysis called the “rhetorical triangle.” According to an article on Study.com, written by Diedra Taylor, almost every form of rhetorical device can be categorized as one of the three points on this triangle: “Ethos,” “logos,” and “pathos.” While Aristotle, himself, did not originally postulate a triangular method of examination, he was the first influential intellectual to write about the three points previously mentioned, and because of this, the theory is credited to him. Taylor uses the analogy of a nacho chip to represent a particular piece of rhetoric, and toppings of guacamole, meat, and cheese to represent ethos, logos, and pathos, respectively. While a chip with only one or two of the toppings is still good, it is most delicious with all three in conjunction. The same is true of rhetoric; it is most persuasive when it contains a variety of the three types of devices, all working in concurrence with one another. In addition to this, it is very possible for some rhetorical anecdotes and devices to fall under the umbrella of more than one point on the triangle, but for the purposes of this paper, they will be examined one at a

Through logos a writer appeals to the logical aspects of his or her argument that includes common sense,

The Declaration of Independence remains a sacred but a poorly understood document to numerous people. To understand the most significant issue found in the document itself, we must first observe the historical context behind the text itself. Commonly, the text itself represents a range of America’s efforts to create a new and independent society but what made Americans so prone to declare itself its independence? As the document reveals a list of issues that ultimately led civilians to free themselves from british rule, we observe recurrent issue that commonly reveal itself through the document.

With the use of expert testimony in combination with logos, Sugar’s argument surpasses those of the other speakers because her arguments are more based in one’s own personal experience and therefore can be put into perspective, helping to strengthen the logic of one’s own argument. Sugar

The Declaration of Independence is often quoted, memorized and cited as one of the most important documents in North America yet, very seldom comprehended in context of the time. Scholars know that meaning lies beneath the face value of the written words and

The Declaration of Independence accommodate the world’s most often quoted words. Within the introduction it states the purpose of the document, to declare the foundations that compelled the colonists to unyoke themselves from the British Crown. “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another” states our forefathers. This document that is our very freedom contains the philosophy by which the Declaration is based, stating “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” These very monumental words mean that men who institute governments in order to secure these very rights, and that when the government attempts to sever these rights, the governed have the right to revolt.

In the book, We Are Here, by Cat Thao Nguyen, she writes about the life of her family, the oppressive persecution they all suffered at the hands of the Communist government along with its new regime. This book portrays members of Nguyen’s family, their plight, during and after the Vietnam War, including, the struggle, during their escape, from Vietnam, via Cambodia, Thailand, then, Australia. In addition, it will establish that the Australian social structures of the day had the ability to dehumanise Vietnamese immigrants during the years of 1973 to 1980. The essay will also look at Geoffrey Blainey’s idea that the Indo-Chinese immigration was a middle-class idea, imposed, upon a vulnerable Anglo-Australian working class, which created

One example of reason and common sense is called deductive reasoning or syllogism a famous example of this is “all human being are mortal. Socrates is a human being. Therefore, Socrates is mortal”(63). Most individuals utilizes Enthymemes -ordinary sentence that includes both a claim and a reason but depends on audience's agreement with an implicit assumption (65).

Danielle Allen’s philosophical book titled “Our Declaration” breaks down and analyzes about every aspect of the introduction of the Declaration of Independence and then breaks down some sections of the Declaration that were written after the introduction. She makes many great points and presents many interesting concepts throughout her book such as the idea that freedom cannot exist in a society unless everybody is considered an equal. She also presents the idea that we as individuals have the right to find happiness, but that the collective mass of people in a society can also reform the government only if it will help everyone on their quest for happiness.

The story of The Defense of Palamedes, by Gorgias, is that Palamedes is being (unjustly) accused by Odysseus for betraying the Greeks during the Trojan War. The plot of the story consists of Palamedes trying to convince his accusers that he is innocent. The Defense of Palamedes provides an excellent example of the power/role that deductive logic plays in rhetoric and argumentation. For instance, throughout the story, Palamedes employs many deductive logic strategies, such as “eliminative deduction, inferences from opposites and contraries, and the effective use of witnesses” (classicpersuasion.org) to try and prove his innocence. Moreover, the argumentative strategy used by Palamedes mainly consists of the use of logos, which is the appeal to logic, ethos, which is the appeal to one’s character/credibility, and eikos, which is an appeal to probabilities.