David Graeber, wrote “What’s the Point if We Can’t Have Fun?” for The Baffler and he eloquently uses several rhetorical devices. These devices are used to convey the idea that Science can not quite seem to prove. Do animals play? Or are we personifying these Animals behaviors? Graeber presents some research on this topic, but rather than repeating facts he uses his rhetorical tools to expand on the ideas presented. The tools he used could be categorized into logos, pathos, and ethos. Although some of these tools do not quite fit into one category, or they fit into two. This shows expert writing, and proper use of the rhetorical tools. For instance scientific research is essentially logos, but at the same time it is used as ethos, appealing to someone who knows more than you, the reader. Metaphor, and imagery can all be related to pathos, these rhetorical tools help us to relate via emotion. These are just a few examples of the tools that he uses to convey his ideas in this article. A rhetorical tool that is used in this article has already been referenced, scientific research. He references experts in the field new and old, experts such as Charles Darwin, and Herbert Spencer. By doing this he appeals to a higher authority on the topic of animals and whether they play or not. He consistently refers to previous research done by a third party. It keeps him grounded in a factual basis so he can discuss his ideas. The research is complimented by another tool, metaphor. He
1) Logos is argument by logic, ethos is argument by character, and pathos is argument by emotion
He then uses logos. He shows that he has “…turned his thoughts for many years upon this important subject…” (Swift 2). The way that he writes is full of logos. He lists his arguments and is actually quite logical. He uses logics in his description of the proposal to show that there is a problem and he provides a logical way to fix it.
The speaker is able to use three rhetorical devices, being ethos, logos, and pathos, when talking to the audience about the time she had spent
imagery, dialogue, and figurative language. Not only do these authors use this devices, they use
The syntax that he uses may be more informal instead of formal academic language. He also uses good organizational structure to support his argument. He frequently initiates a new idea with a hook to get the readers attention or a transitionary phrases to segway into new ideas which makes the reading flow well. Then the idea is supported by either an anecdote from people or scholars that were interviewed or a statistic. This helps make his reasoning come across as persuasive and maybe bring resemblance to the readers own experiences that they can relate
In Literature, rhetorical devices are often used to place emphasis on certain ideas or descriptions, to make an idea clearer, or to provide insight and to smoothly relate topics. Throughout his collection of essays, Scott Russell Sanders utilizes rhetorical devices in order to make his statements and ideas more vivid and clear for the reader. The rhetorical devices offer a more descriptive and insightful look into Sanders’ thoughts on his childhood, personality, and view of the world around him. Throughout the book, Sanders’ uses rhetorical devices ranging from allusions of events and people from the past to employing a varied tone in order give the audience a clear view into his thoughts
Is it perhaps the rhetoric that is used by the author that piques the reader’s interest? In truth, it is those tools utilized in conjunction, which then
Also in the book, the author is uses many literary devices. Some of these devices include: symbolism, motif, and irony. These devices are used to help the reader become more involved in the
This essay really does appeal to all three of the ethos, logos, and pathos. He talks about so many different things that appeal to people in different ways. He uses ethos when he talks about his position in the United States. He talks about logos when he talks about why we need peace and all of the points also appeal to logos. Finally it appeals to pathos by talking about why we entered the war and the point of all of this.
“Animal Behavior.” Discoveries in Modern Science: Exploration, Invention, Technology, edited by James Trefil, vol. 1, Macmillan Reference USA, Farmington Hills, MI, 2015, pp. 13–16. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=unio34164&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE|CX3601300015&asid=74c1ae16e12548f6ef53dd44d3694490. Accessed Feb. 2017.
1.How doe he use description effectively? Give a couple examples of powerful use of language
The question of whether infant and nonhuman animal behavior can be labeled as “moral”, can be answered using the works of Korsgaard, Bloom, Frans de Waal, Bekoff and Pierce. These 5 writers form two camps on either side of this argument.
culture. His main use of figurative language is in the form of metaphors. A metaphor that appears
Few behavior courses focus on domestic animal species or offer students the opportunity to handle different types of domestic animals and make in-person behavior observations, For students in the animals sciences or are interested in the animal sciences, many of those students anticipate careers requiring them to competently handle and manage animals, a course on applies domestic animal behavior would provide much needed practical and theoretical experience. A basic description of this course would be a study of domestic animal behavior and implications for management and care (Schneider,
All sources listed in this section are all peer reviewed or are written by academic scholars, that speak to the debate on animals and scientific experiments. For my scholarly sources I examined the following publications: