A Rhetorical Analysis Of Let There Be Dark By Paul Bograd

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In Paul Bograd's article "Let there Be Dark" he creates a thoughtful and persuasive tone in which he wants people to understand the importance and beauty of darkness.

Bograd starts off his article by creating an image inside his audiences mind in which he describes how darkness was so ordinary and powerful at some point in his life. His use of imagery challenges the reader to think about how dark it must have to be in order for Bogard to have described how his "hands disappeared before my eye." When describing the image of darkness Bograd is clear to us the words "I knew" which signals that he no longer knows true darkness. Without wasting another second the author writes "But,now" and yes at the moment the audience has the " woah, what's going to happen now" type of feeling in which they're eager to know more. Without a doubt Bograd delivers with the use of logos and even pathos in which he he states that "8 of 10 children born in the United States will never know a sky dark enough for the Milky way. . . " i mean c'mon that's just down right sad. For some reason the Milky Way is the stable of all things solar system (seriously there's even a candy bar named after it). Bograd then prepares his audience for his next claims by stating " i worry" which rises the question …show more content…

ithin his audience of thinking "wow well maybe I should worry too." Following this Bograd claims he want his audience to "remember the irreplaceable value of darkness." In this text he juxtaposes the words "value and " darkness"