Rhetorical Analysis Of Robin Williams And Why Funny People Kill Themselves

In the story “Dead Man Laughing”, Zadie Smith (December 22, 2008) shares an emotional and significant aspect of her life, through the use of comedy. Additionally, Smith successfully conveyed to the reader the great impact that comedy has had on her, and why she determined to use humor as a way to relate to her father.

“…humor strips violence of the moral outrage the viewer might otherwise feel. And if our hero can joke about the destruction he is causing, surely we can as well” (Valenti, 107). Indiana Jones is confronted by a large, sword wielding man and after watching his elaborate swordsmanship, Indiana tiredly pulls out his gun and drops him with one bullet – to the rousing cheers of the audience (Raiders).

Barry uses a humorous tone as a rhetorical device throughout his essay. He uses jokes and sarcasm to persuade

Then host talked to the partner of Jonathan Ferrell. This uses pathos because this shows you Jonathan’s personal life. “Her nickname for him was sweets,” says Mcevers. I think this makes the listeners more inclined to see that Jonathan Ferrell is just a regular guy who had a life. I think talking to his partner makes

Lastly, Kidd used pathos during his speech by using his sense of humor to explain his thesis to made his speech interesting and catch the audience's eyes, instead of having a long-wind speech. For instance, he started his speech with sentence that made up lots of with “ blah” and then he said to the audiences that they do not understand what it means because they do not know what do these “Blah” represent for. He also believe that audiences were surely want to find out the meaning of it. He did this because he want people to know the importance of mystery and clarity in the art of design and speech, so that he could let the audience to focus on his speech. For his closing, he said that “ And if there’s just one thing that I leave you with from this talk, I hope is this: Blih blih blih blah.... Blah blah.” He use the same “blah” to end the speech, but this time, the “blah” was given meanings.

The use of satire and irony, much like doughnuts and bribery, tends to be a creative way of getting someone to see things from your viewpoint. Unfortunately, unlike doughnuts and bribery, satire and irony are often misinterpreted by the public in extraordinary ways. What was meant to be educational might be deemed ignorant, and what was meant to be a productive critique of race relations and the educational system might be deemed “the most grotesque example of racist trash ever written.”

In Wit by Margaret Edson, evident parallels are drawn between Jason and Vivian, these similarities serving to make a larger statement about the literary and medical field and the flaws held within both. Vivian and Jason share similar philosophies and approaches to their research, additionally both study, in essence, humans. Literary professions focusing mostly on the human language/literature while medical professional focus primarily on the human body. Yet, both exhibit an unquestionable lack of regard for humanity. Edson highlights the parallels between these two seemingly disparate professions through the use of characterization, irony, and language.

After the Boston marathon attack in 2013, there was people who were very mournful of what had happened, and who were very fearful of what was to come. Media at the time were being very desolate and grieving those who had died. Stephen Colbert, the host of The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, decided to take a different approach. In the introduction to his show the day after the attack, he addresses what had happened to ease the minds of his audience in an ironic humorous way. He was very serious about the situation but, he decided that adding comedy was suitable. By using Pathos, in paradoxical way, he could lift spirits and hide sorrow underneath comedy in a very effective way.

Since the beginning of time, authors have used rhetorical strategies in order to persuade the reader of their claims. These rhetorical strategies are used in everyday life whether people use it intentionally or not. My purpose for writing this text is to provide you guys examples of rhetorical strategies using two pieces of text. The first piece of text is by Edward Albee and it is titled The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia. The text is about a family going through turmoil. Martin, a married man with a gay son, reveals that he is in love with a goat by the name of Sylvia. His love for Sylvia ultimately ruins his relationship with his family. The author of this book, Albee, is known for being an American playwright director. He has written several plays about relationships and marriage. The second text is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, written by Hunter S. Thompson. The text was about a guy named Raoul Duke and his attorney reporting the race during the Mint 400. Throughout the text, both men go on a drug binge and consume countless amounts of substances. Thompson was an American journalist who traveled across the U.S. Although he made several pieces of work, he is best known for the type of journalism that he conducted. He created the term “ganzo” which referred to his style of journalism. The term ganzo meant that the journalist has to be an integral part of his stories. Albee and Thompson have different views of the American dream. Albee argues that the American dream is perfect

Speaker: The author presents himself in a witty manner and by doing so it enables him to mock the effects of the modern life on people.

Sentence Outline Commemorative Speech—Robin Williams Speech Title: Comedic Genius Despite Depression Public Figure: Robin Williams General Purpose: To praise, inform, commemorate Specific Purpose: To commend Robin Williams and inform classmates of his lasting positive impact on the world, despite his mental illness. Thesis: Like Robin Williams, one doesn’t have to allow a mental illness to dictate their life. 1.

Robin Williams This paper will explore and break down Robin Williams personality. Followed by an examination of why depression may have suicidal thoughts, why a successful person committed suicide, and the development of his personality. Furthermore, theories from the course will be applied and will be provided with various exemplifications in order to illustrate how these concepts are applicable to that person. Finally, related studies and books are involved to support the claims made in this paper and finally conclusion.

“6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You A Better Person” is a listicle written by David Wong, the chief editor of the website “cracked.com”. In this article, Wong takes an atypical side to the tradition self help style of writing. He approaches the genre with an aggressive, volatile, angry tone to motivate those who find themselves unmotivated. Wong divides his audience into two distinct groups. He uses a scene from the famous 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross to his aid. This particular scene is the Alec Baldwin, “If you want to work here, CLOSE!” speech that received massive critical praise. Wong uses this scene to parallel the audience to those who worked under Alec Baldwin. Wong directly then divides the audience into those who get things done in the face of adversity, and those who fail to even step up to challenge. After making this distinction, Wong then targets those who fail to step up to the challenge, and proceeds to portray his ideas on how to improve one’s dire situation. However, what Wong doesn’t fully understand is that through this article, he truly alienates the group that he is trying to assist in the first place. Wong’s use of vulgar language, from the very first line to the concluding paragraph, makes an informal attempt to grab an audience’s attention. This caustic style of informality effectively makes the audience cringe and not responsive to the article’s message. Wong also uses different forms of media, ranging from pictures and videos to help assist his

Entertainment does not have the capacity to “ruin” society; entertainment simply reflects society because it engages and appeals to the common experiences of the audience. Throughout civilization, entertainment is used to reveal the true nature of individuals. It can only be assumed that those who object to satirical forms of entertainment must have faults that they fear will be brought to light. Prominent figures in the nineteenth and twentieth century despised satire.

a. Waisanen’s central argument or thesis of his article is “… that ONN is a distinctive form of hyperreal social critique that uses ironic iconicity, rather than slapstick or the tomfoolery of much comedy programming, to invite rhetorical insights about contemporary media events and political practices (509).