Rhetorical Analysis Of Oj Simpson Criminal Trial

In court trials, there are many things that are at play. One big example is how lawyers can change a jury’s point of view of something, while only saying a couple of words. These ways are logos, pathos, and ethos. A great example is in the book, How to Kill a Mockingbird, the trial of Tom Robinson. He was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, and his lawyer and opposing lawyer use these rhetorical devices to weigh the jury’s mind.

The Garfield writing and reading attitude survey is a great assessment when a teacher is trying to figure out a student’s attitude towards recreational and academic reading or writing. The writing attitude survey conveyed mixed feelings toward writing for school and getting to write more on things of his interest. His full scale raw score was a 65, which places him in the 27th percentile rank of a midyear 3rd grade student. Analyzing his data he circled six happiest Garfield’s, and ten very upset Garfield’s. This leaving the other twelve answers as slightly smiling or mildly upset. I interpreted these results, as Bryan does not love to write, but he also does not hate it, therefore Bryan has a mutual outlook on writing. The reading attitude

“When you need to make a decision, don’t let your emotions vote.”(Quote) In every published article, the author will use several literary devices or fallacies to present perspectives of events like the Michael Brown Case in order for the audience to persuade them to feel a certain way. Consequently, the audience can be influenced by these devices and may unfortunately ensue to the perpetuation of misinformation due to their ignorance of the whole picture.Within the article, Darren wilson explains why he killed Michael Brown, written by Terrence McCoy from The Washington post, it displays quotes that favors Wilson’s story in an innocent and pitiful tone to justify his actions by placing the blame on Brown. It regards Brown as the one who started the fight which led to the shot that Wilson fired and brought

The prosecutor for the Trayvon martin case use emotion and drama to get the jury on his side in order to win the case. This seemed like the base of the prosecution, the main strength. The prosecutor didn’t seem to have any noticeable weakness at first but after multiple views the one thing that is weak about the opening statement was that he didn’t involve the family enough to invoke the max sympathy from the jury and the judge, had he done this the pitiful testimony from Rachel Jeantel might have not swayed the case as much as it did. The greatest strength of the opening statement of the prosecution was the repeating of George Zimmerman’s words “Fucking punks they always get away” or something to that nature. This tactic will show the judge

“Down the Lawyers Go: A Rhetorical Analysis of ‘Is the Bar Too Low to Get Into Law School?’”

In the article, “THE REAL ANSWER TO MASS INCARCERATION”, Gilad Edelman analyzes President Obama's views on the increasingly high prison population in the United States, and what his plans are to help the mass incarceration issue our country faces.The author refers to the statistics given by Obama during his speech that demonstrated the high percentage of prisoners we have in the United States compared to the rest of the world. Gilad Edelman also addresses one of Obama's main focuses which is the impact nonviolent criminals have in our prison population, and how new policies need to be implemented in efforts of shortening sentences or releasing some prisoners. Another reference the author makes is to Leon Neyfakh with regard to the topic

Established Politico writer, Philip Shenon, in his article on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, distinguishes the CIA had further involvement with the assassination than they would like us to believe. Shenon’s purpose is to analyze the possibility that the CIA director, John McCone, hid agency secrets that covered up facts of the assassination. He applies a passionate tone in order to offer an explanation to his fellow conspiracy theorists.

In this short passage about the fictional youth of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy, we are given a snapshot of Oswald’s everyday life as a seventh grader. The setting is the Bronx, New York, at a time before technology and immigration were prevalent in our everyday lives. In the passage, the author skillfully portrays young Oswald as an introverted and edgy individual though the use of imagery, diction and point of view. Through vivid descriptions of his everyday happenings as well as the people involved, we get insight into Oswald’s personality. As an adolescent, Oswald has his desires just like any other male his age, as he observes the “Jewish girls, Italian girls in tight skirts”(3-4).

Sharnecia, I agree with you that inmates should have the right to freedom of religion, but I have to disagree with you on the freedom of speech. I say that because, I have worked in a jail facility with inmates. There are certain things that I have seen in the jail facility that anyone should have the right to speak up on. Just look at it as you or one of your children, yes they are there for punishment, but at the end of the day they are still human. I am not saying letting the inmates take the freedom of speech to the point where they are running the facility, but they have feelings too and as well as thoughts. Just as they would out here in the free world. People fail to realize working in a jail facility difficultiness all depends on how

Jesse Owens states, “In the end, it’s [it is] extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more than that too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Pull all these together, and even if you don’t [do not] win, how can you lose?” Michael Phelps is a determined Olympic swimmer who never gives up. On March 25, 2014 Phelps spoke for the people of speakers.com about sacrifices. Phelps was able to prove to the audience that sacrifice is for the greater good through body language, vocal variety, and the impact he made on the audience.

The death penalty is a topic that has been argued for and against by many people. Some have no qualms with the punishment while others protest it greatly. As such there are three main arguments that are presented by both sides; is the death penalty immoral, does the death penalty deter crime, and should the death penalty ultimately be allowed in the court of law.

Can reading really be influential? Do you believe that reading can change lives? Malcolm X, one of the most influential man of his time thought so. One day he was able to turn his life around by just picking up a book and learning how to read. Whether it was in a jail cell or in a library he was reading wherever he went. In Malcolm X’s essay “Literacy Behind Bars” he writes about the topic of how reading changed his life. Throughout his life in prison, Malcolm X shares his experience of how learning how to read had changed his life forever. This essay shows how the ability to read and write opens new pathways into your imagination that you may not be able to experience if you lacked the ability to do so. Learning how to become literate did not come easy back then especially since he was African American. During his life in prison he realized that you do not need a college education to be successful; you just need to know how to read and write. The way Malcolm structured his essay helped improve his ethos much like other things did. Malcolm X’s encouraging tone was evident throughout the essay. He writes his essay with such a tone, because he is explaining his personal struggle of learning how to read and how it paid such dividends in his life after prison. By using this type of tone he appeals to people’s emotions through the use of logos, which in result helps build his ethos. As well as his tone he also uses different rhetorical devices to keep the reader engaged. The use of irony throughout the essay in appealing to the reader because it keeps them interested in the essay that they are reading. Similarly, his use of opposition within the essay makes the reader think about what they are reading. People may need to reread a sentence or two because how the opposition is used in the essay, which keeps them focused and aware of what they are reading. By utilizing several rhetorical devices, including pathos, opposition, and ethos, that being said, Malcolm X conveys the message of how reading changed his life.

For my second observation it was a criminal case. When I got to the courtroom the case has already started. This case was about a guy who had already been sentencing to jail and he came back so the judge could reviewed his sentencing. The defendant was on his late 20s and he had previous criminal history. The defense attorney wrote a motion for the judge to review his client’s sentencing because he believed the first judge did not use his discretion wisely. So, therefore he believed that his client should have be sentencing differently. When I got to the courtroom, the judge was reviewing all the defendant’s charges and he was asking the defense attorney questions as well. At the end, the judge decided that the defendant ‘s sentencing would

The fear that something unpredictable can happen at any time has been injected into our society. Whether it be a terrorist attack or a school shooting, it’s practically impossible for anyone to see these incidents occur. Due to these situations, the media and corporations have our society almost paranoid. In Michael Moore’s documentary, Bowling for Columbine, we can see that our society isn’t one that is usually violent or dark, but it’s the fear the drives the American history of Gun issues and shootings.

In the conclusion, I pour my heart and soul into everything I say. I challenge the structural soundness of the defense’s argument by emphasizing its damaging defects, I pound the prosecution’s theme into the minds of the jurors, and I completely destroy any inkling of doubt that could be left in their minds. By looking into their eyes, I can plainly see that they will side with me, and I know that I have done my job; I convinced the jury of the defendant’s guilt, and I brought home the win for my team. “Thank you,” I say as I end my speech. I sit down at my counsel table with a rush of relief, and I can no longer contain the beaming smile that has crept onto my