Dance vs. PowerPoint: A Modest Proposal Rhetorical Analysis In the proposal, “Dance vs. PowerPoint: A Modest Proposal” (2011), John Bohannon argues the use of dance over PowerPoint. Bohannon develops his argument by collaborating with a dance group and showcasing a performance, showing the superiority of dance over PowerPoint. The author’s purpose throughout the proposal was to explain why he “wanted to use live dancers on stage in lieu of PowerPoint, instead of showing dance videos during his lecture. The author’s lack of input into the proposal gives me an unclear idea of who his intended audience is. Bohannon is ineffective in persuading the readers on why dance should be used in place of PowerPoint. I. Credibility Throughout the proposal, Bohannon does not create a sense of credibility between himself and the audience. He states that he feels interpretive dance can replace the use of PowerPoint, but he does not go in grave detail on how. Bohannon forgets to explain what made him come up with this logic or why he finds dancing more effective than using PowerPoint. Bohannon says that his goal was “preventing the artists of the United States of America from being a burden to their parents or country… making them beneficial to the public” (16). I feel that Bohannon should have …show more content…
PowerPoint: A Modest Proposal is ineffective on proving how dance is superior over PowerPoint because it has no argument or evidence to back up its claim. For example, Bohannon says that his goal was “preventing the artists of the United States of America from being a burden to their parents or country and… making them beneficial to the public”, yet he doesn’t elaborate on what he meant by this statement or how it backs up his proposal. I think that the lack of argument, statistics, or evidence left many holes in John Bohannon’s proposal which made it less convincing and hard for the reader to really grasp how Bohannon felt about the topic at