Rhetorical Devices Used In Fogo Island

Through educating the reader, Kleiman encourages the public to create an informed opinion on the controversy. Kleiman instantly assures the reader that he is a reliable, certain source from the very beginning of the section. He starts his argument with the phrase “It should be noted...” This fragment portrays the idea that the following statements are of truth, not simply his opinion (an application of ethos.) This instils the readers’ trust in Kleiman that he is presenting facts to assist the reader in creating an expert judgement on the subject rather than bestowing his opinion to make a point. Another technique Kleiman uses is repeating multiple points made in “Blackfish” and, in a sense, using them against the film by simply disproving the “purposefully misleading edit(s)” in the film with concrete facts and conclusive data. For example, the film shows footage of an older orca hunt in the ocean as a voiceover speaks about a captive orca who was taken from the wild for SeaWorld. Kleiman reveals that the footage is not proof of the orca’s capture, but rather clever editing. He exposes that the film is from a completely unrelated orca hunt for the capture of the killer whale used in the film “Free Willy”. Continuing to explain the manipulation of film in “Blackfish,” Kleiman provides the reader with evidence as to why the two captures do not correlate, such as a logo of a different theme park on camera and providing extra data about the capture of “Free Willy”. By disproving the points made in “Blackfish” that are supposed to make viewers feel as though orcas in captivity are bad news, Kleiman opens up opportunities for readers to process true facts for themselves without an

Off the Bay of Penobscot lays the nerve stem of the lobster industry positioned in the state’s mid-coast region, the world’s largest lobster festival takes place highlighting the area’s top delicacy, and the beauty tourists travel for. David Foster Wallace’s “Consider the Lobster” article is a persuasive article that uses Logical, Emotional, and Ethical appeals to sway the reader his way supported by facts to add credibility to his point of view. David starts off painting a beautiful image about the Maine Lobster Festival, and he turns on the microscope on the poor Lobster and what it goes through appealing to the reader emotionally. With his facts appealing rationally and questioning the reader through the ethically through the credibility

journalist. These two very different brothers are brought together through the years by a mutual love of fly fishing instilled in them by their unyielding father. As Norman watches his brother's seemingly charmed life dissolve under the influences of gambling and alcohol, the art of fly fishing becomes a touching metaphor for the love their father was unable to express in any other way.

He refers multiple times to fishing terms that the general audience may not be knowledgeable of such as “spinner” (“Once” para. 1), “hellgrammite” (“Once” para. 5), and “bass” (“Once” para. 5). These terms not only classify White as a fisherman but also suggest the importance or impact that fishing and the lake have on his life. By using logos in his writing, he gains credibility with his intended audience.

Iconic Cape Cod Massachusetts is named after the Atlantic Cod. For centuries, this fish has provided food and trade for New Englanders. In this time, there have been several instances of overfishing by humans from the aboriginal era to colonial times but none so drastic as the present conditions of cod fisheries (Jackson, Kirby, Berger, and Bjorndal, 2001). Overfishing is a human induced occurrence where humans are fishing more than a body of water can sustain. In other words, humans are catching more adult fish preventing the existing population from growing to replenish the fish that were caught (Overfishing: A Global Disaster, n.d.). Worldwide, over 80% of the fish stocks are “fully- to over-exploited, depleted, or in a state of collapse” (Overfishing: A Global Disaster, n.d.). The results of this careless behavior has reduced the biodiversity in the Gulf of Maine and landed the Atlantic Cod on the endangered species list as being “vulnerable” (Cod, n.d.). In the neighboring region of Newfoundland, Canada, communities are already feeling the effects of overfishing. In 1992, at the beginning of the fishing season in the Grand Bank region, there were suddenly no more cod. The local economies collapsed and to this day, the region has not quite recovered (Brennan and Withgott, 2005).

The Cove (Louie Psihoyos, 2009) is a documentary, which follows activist Ric O’Barry and The Ocean Preservation Society to expose the brutal dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The film constructs a sense of realism through naturalistic aesthetic codes and conventions. These conventions relate to the texts content, style, form and audience response and reception. The Cove employs these four levels of realism to construct a sense of authenticity and to position the audience into understanding a negative point of view portrayed about the dolphin slaughter in Taiji. The convention of content in the documentary concerns the implementation of true events, as well as the casting of real people. The style of The Cove focuses on the manipulation of

The repetition of the word “fisher” or “fishing” mirror the hazardous menace of predators (3, 4, 11). While the fish are labeled the prey in this instance in the poem, the fishermen are commonly labeled the predator. Humanity is known in their role in any given ecosystem as the top of the food chain. This is explicated within the poem between the roleplay of the human hunting for the fish with all the necessary tools of a “fishing pole” (9) and

Initially the audience is peppered by a multitude of adjectives with the narrator describing the catch. The narrator catches a "tremendous fish,"(1) that looked "battered and venerable/ and homely" (8-9). The reader can picture the fish's situation akin to their past experiences or stories of fishing and can sympathize with the circumstance. Bishop compares the fish to

In the documentary “Blackfish”, the creators use rhetorical strategy to show the audience the cruel treatment of animals in facilities such as Sea World in order to promote release and fair care of animals in captivity. Commonly used in this documentary, pathos, is a strategy in which the author uses words and examples to invoke an emotion in the audience. Scenes of whales being taken from their family pod, or footage of a whale that had been raked by the teeth of another whale are prime examples of this emotional appeal in action. The main animal in this film is a twelve-thousand-pound whale named Tilikum. “Tilly” was taken from the wild about thirty years ago. Since then, he performs many shows, and experiences cruel treatment in almost every

In the short story, “Fish Story,” Rick Bass uses suspense and conflict to strengthen the plot. The father advised his ten year old son to keep watering the 86-pound catfish for the barbeque party later that evening. Throughout the day, many people come to see the “swollen, gasping grotesque netherworld” and “monstrosity” of a fish, including the family who caught the fish to repay their debt of $67 (Bass, 2009, pg. 1).

Paul and Norman grew up in the same household, with the same rules and values but when it came to their fishing styles and their social lives, they were totally different. Norman admires Paul’s expertise in fly-fishing and wishes to have the same ability as Paul, but he feels overshadowed by his brother’s skills. Norman had always looked up to his father, unlike his brother who would rebel their father’s ideals. Norman accepts the values and principles that his father tried to teach him. Unlike Paul, Norman found fly-fishing important only because he wanted to grow closer to his brother and father. “In our family there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” (p.

The Cod’s Tale is about the Cod fish and how it became the most commonly eaten fish in the Western world, and also one of the most valuable items of trade. The Cod fish played an essential part in the history of North America and Europe because it was valued like gold or oil. Kurlansky includes the life cycle of the Cod and how it was caught. The Cod also saved a lot of lives including the Vikings, Basque, and early

Fisherman: The fish sure aren’t biting today kind of like people shouldn’t bite with copyright laws.

As I intend to explore the effect the EU fishing quota has had on the fishing industry in Ireland, particularly in the two local fishing ports of Balbriggan and Skerries, I began to research documentaries exploring themes of a similar ilk. One of the most famous documentaries exploring how a small towns community can be affected by a single industry is “Roger and Me” by Michael Moore. Released in 1989, “Roger and Me” marks Moore’s fist foray into the world of documentary film-making and has been widely critically acclaimed.

The supply of fish is barely meeting standards due to such a high demand. As the years go by, fish continue to become a much needed resource for food, but will not be able to meet that demand. The fish are constantly being killed at such a high rate that is dangerous for marine life, This in turn brings a lot of destruction and terrible effects upon the ocean’s ecosystems. Overfishing upsets the food supply even more (Kowalski). There is not much time left before people start to realize how dire the situation has become. Overfishing is not laughing matter; in fact, it’s something that needs to be stopped.With not much time left before people all over start to realize that the situation involving overfishing is no laughing matter and in fact something that needs to be stopped. Fish are constantly being taken out of the water and eaten faster than they are able to reproduce. those fish being capable of having enough babies to replace themselves (Kowalski). With no babies able to replace the fish that are being killed, the fish species could go endangered or extinct. This in turn will make people realize that what they have done is wrong.