Rhetorical Analysis

In “Bring Back Flogging”, Jeff Jacoby addresses the problems within America 's criminal justice system. He gives many reasons why imprisonment simply does not work, and suggests that corporal punishment should be used as an alternative. Published in the Boston Globe, a newspaper well known for being liberal, Jacoby provides a conservative view and directs his argument towards those who strongly support imprisonment and view corporal punishment to be highly barbaric and inhumane. However, in order to shed light on our current situation, Jacoby discusses the dangers that we face though our criminal justice system a nd shows concern that imprisonment is doing more harm than good. In effect, Jacoby looks to the past for solutions, and

Advertisements are everywhere. From billboards, to magazines, to newspapers, flyers and TV commercials, chances are that you won’t go a day without observing some sort of ad. In most cases, companies use these ads as persuasive tools, deploying rhetorical appeals—logos, pathos, and ethos—to move their audiences to think or act in a certain way. The two magazine ads featured here, both endorsing Pedigree products, serve as excellent examples of how these modes of persuasion are strategically used.

When you see a solider in his or her uniform, you are proud that they are serving this country to protect our freedom, securing our country, and defending democracy worldwide. The solider can come from different branches of the Military. The one you might be familiar with is the U.S. Army. These soldiers are well respected and prepared to serve our country whenever and wherever needed, combat-ready at all times, and trained to counter any threat, anywhere. In 2007, the United States Army department published a recruitment ad for U.S.

Persuasion is a skill that can be acquired and utilized with a mastery of writing. Arguing against the popular belief is one of the most difficult things that one can do. The following essay rhetorically analyzes an article that is written about why the legal drinking age should stay at 21 years old in the United States. The author of the article attempts to argue against the popular opinion that the drinking age should be lowered and is successful by using appeals to one’s logos. The author is an experienced writer and knows how to convey their ideas to convince people of his argument. Understanding why someone is writing a piece, what their motivation is, and how they try to convince the reader of their argument helps gain a more comprehensive grasp of what the subject matter itself is. Personally, I look to argue against popular opinions because it enables me to critically think of a sound argument that can not easily be disputed. This essay helped me

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.

Do traffic signals make a difference when drivers are conducting their vehicles? In U.K. the roads have less signs and are smaller roads than in the United States. The United States has great amounts of traffic signals and symbols all over the road to make the driver more aware. In the U.K. accidents do occur but not that often has in the United States. In the Unites States every second there is huge amounts of accidents going on over the nation. John Staddon in his magazine article “Distracting Miss Daisy” tries to persuade that traffic control is making traffic more dangerous because we do not pay attention to the road, but to the signals.

Major League baseball players have an impact on the youth of today. They are role models, both good and bad, for young people who look up to them and want to be just like them. In the articles reviewed, there are examples of how baseball players have inspired people, showed and received respect for their actions, put their team before themselves, gave back through charities, and made mistakes but overcame them.

While all fields of academia possess some level of practical application, there remains an ever-important and all-encompassing skill which is needed to truly understand each subject: reading. Though literacy rates in the US near 100%, literacy unaccompanied by tools such as context, critical analysis, and sufficient skepticism can leave one lost in arduous texts and vulnerable to flawed arguments. This notion is rarely rejected by anyone at face value, rather, questions regarding the implementation and perceived importance of certain reading strategies alienates differing camps. Many attempts at mitigating the dilemma of subpar reading comprehension have been made, most notably, Daniel Willingham's proposed reform of early education, Michael

As the quarter progressed, these ten weeks had been a great and excessive adventure for me. As a writer, I learned a lot of new skills and techniques which helped me a lot to improve my writing. I am writing this cover letter to you to demonstrate how much I have improved throughout the quarter as a writer in 39B class. In this course, I feel like I have made an enormous improvement in writing different genre and rhetorical analysis related with the high fantasy. The method, I learned in this class is how to relate the text and secondary sources with the high fantasy which has been one of the most beneficial sources for me to improve my writing, not only that, but also my rhetorical, creative skills, and critical thinking about high fantasy.

To begin, the title that the author chose is very broad; therefore, it does not include the author’s approach to the essay topic. When creating a title, the author should consider their entire argument and include it to engage the reader. Next, the introductory paragraph is poorly structured because it does not contain a specific thesis statement. The author mentions the subtopics involving the relevance of Shakespeare to the modern world and Shakespeare’s outdated content towards the end of the introduction; however, there is no clearly stated thesis within the paragraph. The last sentence, which is commonly where the thesis statement is located, is in the form of a question rather than an opinion, which makes the structure of the thesis incorrect.

Stella Young has lived with a disability all of her life, but has never let that stand in her way. While speaking at a TED conference in 2014 Young wanted to address an issue that most individuals overlook. This issue is about people with disabilities and the struggle they face every day to feel equal and part of a social norm. Stella speaks from experience and tries to make her audience see a new perspective of how individuals look at others with disabilities. Stella makes it clear that most individuals see people with disabilities as an inspiration which is widely propagated. In order for her audience to understand this view she shows a series of images to appeal both to logos and pathos. Stella wanted to show that we view these images logically

When you enter the room, the room is bright and you could hear the doctor in the background along with some voices of nurses, all sounding female. The procedure went well but was incredibly painful, then the doctor will call you later to hear the results. After three days after the procedure, the doctor called saying that he packed your uterus to prevent hemorrhaging, and it must be pulled out. Who is that woman you asked? That woman is feminist author/activist Carol Downer, who had an abortion back in the days before the legalization of the Roe vs. Wade court case. For some women today thinks that the old days of abortion were easy. What they may not know is that they were difficult, scary, traumatic, and personal experiences that can cause health problems later in life. Women born in the U.S. after the late 1950s never lived through a time when abortion was illegal. But an more of them are experiencing the same hardships that women had before the Roe v Wade case, a desperate answer to end an unwanted pregnancy, agonizing over endless reasons not to bring an unwanted child into the world, but they are discovering they may have several if not, many then they think.

Within the spheres of Politics and religion one of the most controversial issues is abortion. The ongoing debate as to whether women should have access to abortion clinics, or if aborting a pregnancy is immoral has turned a private matter into a social and political dispute. Even though most individuals have their own strong stances regarding the topic of abortion, this black and white thinking fades to gray in Sallie Tisdale’s personal account as a nurse performing hundreds of abortions weekly in “We Do Abortions Here”. Throughout the essay, Tisdale describes the internal conflict she faces everyday: feeling sympathy toward the struggling women, and also the guilt and brutality of performing an abortion. At the end of her essay, she states

Sallie Tisdale’s “We do abortions here” is an informational narrative discussing the controversial topic of abortion coming from a primary source. Tisdale’s purpose is to bring a humanistic side to the issue of abortion, she attempts to lift the cruel and unjust stigma behind the procedure but ultimately lets her audience make their own decision on the matter, since she does not let her opinion on abortion be known but provides all the details regarding the procedure from a nurse’s perspective, including the good and bad experiences she sees on a day to day basis, from sharing “transient bonds” with her clients to handling “bloody remains” and the “numbing sameness” of her job. Tisdale’s story is an example of narration because she structures

Although abortion was legalized in 1973 by the Roe v. Wade case, legal is not equivalent to moral. The Roe v. Wade case has had many disputes against its ruling, but the ultimate decision still remains the law. According to Butts & Rich (2016), the following 41 years after the case decision was made, 57 million abortions were performed. This only includes abortions that were registered. Legalizing elective abortions gave permission for women to end a pregnancy for any given reason. This author does not believe that it is moral for an abortion to be done because the mother is scared or feels like it is not “the right time.” The pro-life view simply acknowledges the rights of an unborn fetus. Unless the mother’s life is threatened by continuing the pregnancy, abortion is not a solution. No matter the case, a nurse must consider their own beliefs on this matter in order to provide competent care.