Why Good English Is Good For You By John Simon

As society begins to change so do other aspects that are within that particular society. Within the articles “Why Good English is Good for You” by John Simon, “Do You Speak American” by Robert MacNeil, and “Lost in America” by Douglas McGrey, each author gives their own insight as to how social changes have impacted the language within America, as well as the implications of those changes. While they each argue different views on how those implications have benefitted or hindered the language, they all agree on the fact that the language is ever-changing.

George Orwell, in an essay from Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays titled “Politics and the English Language” (1950), argues that the English language, through a cyclical process of sloven language and foolish thought, has become “ugly and inaccurate.” He supports his argument by using expert opinion, metaphors, and historical context. Orwell’s purpose is to demonstrate the debasement of the English language in order to prompt writers to make a conscious change in their writing . He adopts an informal tone (“Look back throughout this essay, and for certain you will find that I have again and again committed the very faults I am protesting against”) for writers in a time of political turnover and rising superpowers.

In the first three sentences of the essay, the speaker adopts a very childlike style. He makes use of simple words and keeps the sentences short, similar in style to that of an early aged teenager. But since the text

By answering questions that the reader may have, his objective can remain the focus of the essay. King goes on to say “if, on the other hand, your insanity leads you only to talk to yourself when you’re under stress to pick your nose on your morning bus, then you are left alone to go about your day.” (paragraph 8). This makes the essay relative and more comprehensible for the reader. We all do slightly crazy things from time to time (whether we want to admit it or not is entirely up to us), so King is able to use this method to help get his message through to the reader.

This passage can be divided into three distinct sections. The first section is where he uses rhetorical strategies to get his point across. The second section is where he uses a literary device to appeal to his audience's emotions. The final section is where he uses multiple questions to strengthen the

One key rhetorical pattern that allows Talbot extensive control over how the audience views her topic is diverse syntax. Via mostly cumulative sentences, Talbot is able to clearly emphasize a specific idea about the subject while remaining neutral. For example, she explains that “Saratosa is a competitive school district-- while visiting the area, I saw a car with a bumper sticker that read, ‘My Child Was Student of The Month at Tuttle Elementary’-- but most of the high schools have taken Kennedy’s lead”(224).

In the article from Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv the use of rhetorical strategies happens with small stories. Louv tells stories in his article to develop his argument. The use of these

My assignment three for English 250 is about rhetorical analyzing a text from the Culture book.

In paragraph 25, King uses multiple rhetorical questions such as: “Isn’t this like condemning a robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery?” Rhetorical questions solidify the argument, questioning the reader into rethinking the thoughts one may held accountable for being true before. King uses rhetorical questions to the extent of proving himself to be logical in his actions, proving

Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.

Almost every notable author has certain noticeable patterns that his writing follows. Rhetorical patterns and how the author appeals to the audience can make an essay phenomenal with proficient use or make an essay dreadful to read with poor use. The two essays, “The Deadliest Virus” by Michael Specter and “Out of the Wild” by David Quammen, are no exception. Michael Specters’ marvelous use of rhetorical patterns in his essay keeps readers captivated as he tells of previous incidents of the same nature and uses scientific studies to show the severity of a zoonotic disease. On the flip side, David Quammen is less proficient with his use of the rhetorical patterns.

The rhetorical devices he chose to use through his letter play a role in the quality of his letter and why it makes such a strong point. Johnson uses metaphors and comparisons to raise questions about the conditions of the gaols. His narrative voice and diction in the letter creates a sense of sarcasm that lightens the serious topic of the letter. The amount of prisoners in gaols for debt is unreal and Johnson uses rhetorical strategies

2) The purpose of his example in paragraph 14 is to give the reader reinforcement on his argument. It is referred to as being concrete because a definite answer gives the reader a clear example of what is being discussed. He does it again in the very next paragraph. "Let's assume...new book."

His fifth claim is that different forms of speech do not equate to differing levels of achievement in school. As a sixth claim, he argues that ethnographic assumptions offered by Deutsch, Bereiter, Engelmann are wrong. His final claim, is that training a child to learn the logical manner of Standard English doesn’t guarantee that he’ll succeed. Nonstandard English isn’t the problem to learning; it’s the ignorance of the language and the belief that it’s inferior.

A number of students also tried to make the contention that Standard English was not necessary, without appreciating the irony they were discussing the topic using Standard English. Standardisation and codification were often not well understood. Few students explored the importance of orthography and grammar in maintaining a Standard English and why these combine to create a variety of English that is understood by most of the population.