Bill Cosby Analysis

As a teenager in this society I sees the hurt and drama that goes on every day in this world. There is a lot of tension between Blacks and Whites as we know of today. Before, in the olden days, blacks had less rights than whites, yes, but they were still devoted to their culture and traditions. Today, people are stereotyped to African Americans. Bill Cosby, a comedian, writer and producer argues how African Americans today are not how they were when he was a little kid. His purpose is to show examples of African American kids not growing up the wrong way. He stresses how the language has changed, how more police reports have been filed, in the manner where he intends to wake up the parents of these kids to let them know the care for their children

He is a famous comedian,writer and producer which people all over the world know. Cosby pinpoints his argument to African American parents. He grabs the parents attention by creating a scenario. He says, Where were you when he was two? Where were you when he was twelve? Where were you when he was eighteen, and how come you don’t know he had a pistol? And where is his father, and why don’t you know where he is? And why doesn’t the father show up to talk to this boy?” (Cosby) in reference to parents who bail on their kids, then resulting in the kids doing deeds like getting in jail. Another tactic Cosby uses to lure in the audience is by bringing in God. Cosby preaches, “The church is only open on Sunday. And you can’t keep asking Jesus to ask doing things for you” (Cosby) I give credit to Cosby for bringing religion into this because it is such a strong subject, but some people on the othet hand might think it is too touchy of a subject and will get offended. Parents reading his claims begin to think. They start to feel pity for some of these kids the way they are growing up. These are Cosby’s intentions, he wants parents to be more alert and realize they need to change their old

He jumps back and forth between telling a story and presenting facts, to expressing his own opinion. The arrangement is not a clean cut. Cosby analyzes, “Fifty percent dropout rate, I’m telling you, and people in jail, and women having children by five, six different men. Under what excuse? I want somebody to love me. And as soon as you have it, you forget to parent.” (Cosby) Some inferences taken from that quote are, he presents a fact but then quickly implies his own opinion behind it. Throughout his whole paper, he shows repetition of this. In fact, another time he did the same thing. For example, he blurts out random facts or opinions when he says, “Ladies and gentlemen, listen to these people. They are showing you what’s wrong. People putting their clothes on backwards. Isn’t that a sign of something going on wrong? Are you not paying attention?” (Cosby) he totally just implies his own feelings and is saying anything to convince the people to take his side in this argument. He professes his argument, but then quickly hides his proof because he covers it up with an opinion to attack the audiences emotions. Media is not hard to incorporate in Cosby’s case. Before he wrote this speech he already had the attention of many people due to being famous. His credibility has been already so high and trustable. Ethos provides him with the ability to express his feelings without being afraid. He has confidence in his