Rhetorical Analysis of Walter Benn Michaels, "The Trouble with Diversity"

After evaluating the essay written by Ed White, it was evident that he was very confident about the popular method used by many writers universally. The five-paragraph theme is highly common and effective in many cases. White believes that teachers have taken advantage of the five-paragraph theme and backs up his opinion with reasoning. He effectively uses rhetorical devices throughout his essay to help support his argument.

An African-American, Alfred M. Green, in his speech, convinces his fellow African-Americans to prepare to enlist in the union army. Green’s purpose is to persuade his fellow African-Americans to join the union forces; despite them allowed to fight. He adopts a persuasive tone and the use of parallelism, allusion, and metaphor in order to appeal to his fellow African-Americans and to convince them to join the fight and win the civil war.

So, why do we need diversity? As America grows, the differences in cultures among individuals become colossal. People are becoming closed-minded about others who are disparate from themselves,

Former President George W. Bush gave a speech entitled "Ending Racial Inequality" in 2000. This speech is civil and effective because of his smooth transitions from one concept to another. This helps his speech to flow logically, and it's easy for his audience to follow. George Bush also has ethos because he is the Presient of the United States. His ethos gives the audience reason to listen to his solutions to racial inequality. Saying things such as "I believe in these standards" and listing statistics; "90 percent of the cost of basic health care...," brings logic to his speech, making it more effective. He alluded to Abraham Lincoln, who is, of course, a strong figure in racial equality and stirs up the desired emotions as well as his references

Alfred M. Green’s speech, declared in Pennsylvania in April 1861, attempts to galvanize fellow African Americans to take action and join the Union army. In order to firmly appeal to those within his audience, Green initially starts his speech off with an appeal to ethos that is founded upon multiple allusions which later segues into a metaphors and an appeal to pathos which prompts an anaphora and a cumulative sentence laced with powerful, emotionally charged diction.

Our country is a good example of what diversity means. Globalization has increased rapidly, making our society a more diverse place. Where individuals from foreign places with different cultures, race, and languages all unite to become one. As one of my favorite novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, once said, “The rich are different from you and me.” (Walter Benn Michaels 725) The problem here is that Fitzgerald failed to realize that the “rich” were the same as everyone else, except with more money. A diverse society represents a country with various people of color, socioeconomics, national origin, etc. Although we are all different yet, the same, and come from different places, race, color, gender, and socioeconomics, nobody is looked down upon nor superior to the other.

The United States of America has been called a “mixing pot” since the birth of the nation. Everyone, especially politicians and educators, will proudly declare that the U.S. is a land of unmatched diversity. The U.S. seems to always be portrayed as a highly cultural territory, harboring a vast population of many races. Admittedly, the United States has come a long in terms of eliminating racial barriers and pursuing equality. All around the world, America is seen as a country of colors, yet mass media does not recognize that fact.

Within “Defining a Racist” by Malcolm Gladwell, he gives multiple examples of how to define someone with the characteristics of a racist. He believes there is three criteria when defining a racist: content, intention, and conviction. He forms this argument if one is truly racist by using this criteria. When explaining his criteria and his beliefs, he uses several different rhetoric tools to enhance his argument. Gladwell uses arrangement, style and diction to explain why and how he defines a racist.

The fundamental flaws in our education system are exposed on a national level in Vicki Abele’s “Race to Nowhere” documentary. All of the compulsive, stressful, and competitive aspects of our society’s perception of education are put on full display by the use of an abundance of facts, intimate and nostalgic visuals, and personal anecdotes. To convince the audience to pay attention to the argument, the film gives concrete facts on the system. There are a variety of administrators, psychologists, and doctors giving similar views on how their patients have been mentally or physically damaged by the stress of school.

Cultural diversity, or multiculturalism, is based on the idea that cultural identities should not be discarded or ignored, but rather maintained and valued. The foundation of this belief is that every culture and race has made a substantial contribution to American history. However, many people remain opposed to the idea of multiculturalism, or cultural diversity awareness, while others often support it and yet have no clear idea of how it should be taught. The diversity of the United States is truly astounding, as many different ethnic and racial groups have contributed to the social,

The company logos are common known American born and based companies. I think the author was trying to promote American pride in these companies by replacing the stars on the American flag with the company logos. As a majority of most Americans, I try to purchase American made products from American based companies. I purchase these products to promote the economy and American jobs.

Diversity is an ongoing discussion in day-to-day life. Not many situations occur without diversity having a role. There are a multitude of topics that introduces or involves diversity, to include age, sex, race, gender, ethnicity and so on. Prior to participating in this Diversity Awareness class, I’ve always thought diversity was more geared around discrimination and racism. Through weekly readings and discussions, I have discovered that diversity is much broader than that. There are many countries that are mixed culturally

What is diversity? Diversity is something that is different from other things and sometimes people fight over the same things. Like twthese o of my friends are fighting over a pot to cook with. Why is diversity important? Diversity is important because of its cultural. Why is sticking up for diversity important? It is important because people don’t need to make fun of others my thing they do. How can you stick up for diversity get help or stick up for them yourself.

Walter Benn Michaels uses a quote said by F. Scott Fitzgerald to Ernest Hemingway, “ The rich are different from you and me,” and Hemingway’s reply to said quote, “Yes, they have more money,” to compare diversity and accepting people regardless of their race, sexual identity, disabilities, or background. According to Fitzgerald, what made rich people different was not what they had but what they were. To Hemingway, the difference of what people owned and what they were seemed obvious: what they were was more important rather than what they owned. Even if it is true or not that Fitzgerald made the rich more glamorous than they truly were, he still believed that the fundamental differences ran deeper than the amount of money one had. A great

The status quo is something that seemingly flawed according to many political theorists. In the writings of Chantal Delsol, The problems of Diversity, the common good and the