1. The purpose of the additional information provided in Orwell’s footnotes for paragraphs 7 and 8 is to clearly describe the way many English writers are consistently translated words from the a few foreign countries, but the only appropriate way to do that is to us the Greek root with the correct affix. In the additional information of the footnotes, Orwell gives a clear example and visualization of how some proper nouns are being changed by name so that it could sound more scientific . The second footnote basically states that many words used by English writers are “meaningless”, meaning they don’t even get the point across. In the second footnote he gives a clear example of house someone would use many meaningless to complete their writing, but instead makes the piece unintelligible and Orwell says it makes “The language be used in an improper way.” 2. …show more content…
Orwell uses ethos in his speech is when he shows similarity to the audience. Throughout his speech, Orwell tries to adapt his overall writing style, his way of language, and his visuals to match the audience. He has a vast experience in the English language and great productions so his ethos is greatly connected with his reputation. When Orwell says… “As I tried to show, modern writing at its worst does not consist in picking out words for the sake of their meaning and inventing images in order to make the meaning clearer”. He gives many examples throughout the speech describing how writers abuse certain words and their meanings and how some can be meaningless, as well as briefly explaining what beliefs are wrong or right in a way that could seem true, even though he sometimes contradicts himself, and this gives trustworthy from the audience to the speaker. He could’ve been more direct by not contradicting himself so much throughout the