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“With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer” (Johnson). This quote brings light to the devastation brought upon one another from a dreadful disease called cancer. This article describes the scientific studies behind the role that antibiotics play in causing cancer. This opposing viewpoint article, Antibiotics May Be Linked to Breast Cancer, stands as a purpose to inform readers about the theory of antibiotics being directly related to breast cancer diagnosis. “Breast cancer is the second most leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States” (National Cancer Institute). Therefore, trying to find a root of where this cancer is coming from is a quite logical explanation for the extensive research and hard work shown by this author. The author begins this article by introducing an ethos appeal by crediting themselves to membership in the National Cancer Institute. The author then brings in the appeal logos …show more content…

The logos appeal is brought into context when the author uses factual evidence to commence the theory being presented throughout the article. With the factual evidence presented, the reader is educationally brought up to date in order to fully understand the purpose of the subject being discussed. After being informed about why this speculation is important, the author goes into a thorough discussion on the negative effects antibiotics can cause on one’s body. Some of these effects are as little as sweating or becoming itchy, and some can go as far as a diagnosis of breast cancer. By using previous experiments, the author is given a source to back up their proposal. The use of logos throughout the article adds a more realistic perspective when being read in the audience’s point of

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Therefore, this weakness does not detract from his strong use of appeals, ethos, and his persuasive use of logos. Essentially, Sloan delivers an effective argument for his readers through his use of ethos and logos, aside from what might be considered weak pathos. For his audience of everyone, his use of ethos and logos are strong, since he is a highly educated, and a critical thinker that uses logos very effectively. He successfully executes his thoughtful thesis that patriotic slogans should not necessarily be taken at face value.

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Rhetorical Analysis This essay represents an effective piece of argumentation. The author states her purpose by saying teens are not mature enough to handle a lower age to legally drink alcohol. Tag? Joyce Alcantara tries to convince the readers that the age to legally drink should not be altered and assumes that the audience agrees that “Our youths today are the leaders of tomorrow” (468). With that, we must protect our years ahead.

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Couple examples of logos was when Skloot’s mentions, “According to Howard Jones and other gynecologic oncologists I talked with, the correct diagnosis wouldn’t have changed the way Henrietta’s cancer was treated”(Skloot 172) and “In 1928 a German virologist named Harald zur Hausen discovered a new strain of a sexually transmitted virus called Human Papilloma Virus 18 (HPV-18).'' (Skloot 212) She uses reliable sources and discreetly informs the reader that she isn’t saying things out of thin air but instead she uses proper sources to validate her points in her novel. She uses logos by discussing scientific information and explanations, as well as the degree of Henrietta’s impact on

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With this article having a very strong analysis evidence such as the appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos. I agree that this article is very effective. Throughout this essay, I will analyze the article through its context of rhetorical analysis and evaluation of argument claims, and logos, pathos, and ethos.

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Music is a powerful force that people make every day. Music expresses what one person is feeling and it can pass on and relate to others. Whether it the beats or the lyrics of music it can make us feel a certain way. Many rappers though out the years use their voice to speak up for the people that believe they do not matter. Music gathers people together because we relate to the lyrics that are being said.

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Logos is persuasion through reasoning, clarity, supporting evidence, and logic. These three elements are used in nearly

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This essay is analysing the Surfrider Foundation littering ad from their blog. The ad had an image of sushi expect it had something different about it. The wrap that the rice would have been made up of was made of a plastic bag. This images has the intentions of appealing to the ethical side because it makes you think of what really can go into your food when people around the world litter. Along with the caption, “What goes in the ocean goes into you”, this ad was most definitely made to connect to the views of pathos, and logos.

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Logos, the use of logic and numerical evidence in an article, is a rhetorical device used when trying to persuade a reader to listen to and agree to an argument being delivered by giving the listener a logical reason as to agree with the author’s side of the argument. Matsios uses logos throughout his writing in the form of statistics, such as on page 185. The quote “In 2004 alone, the average real income of 99 percent of the U.S. population grew by little more than 1 percent, while the

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Introduction: Clear, concise, and cohesive: all necessities of an argument. Matthew Sanders, a college professor at the University of Utah, writes in his online bio that he enjoys analyzing the ways of teaching and learning, which is exactly what Sanders does in his book. In Matthew L, Sanders’ book Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education he argues that college is meant to develop a person into a greater being not to teach them job skills. To develop Sanders’ claim, learning is more than just retaining facts, he correctly aligns his rhetorical situation and uses elements of generative and persuasive arguments. These techniques can include new angles, appeals, storytelling, and many other strategies to influence its readers

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Logos is the appeal to the audience’s logic or thinking of constructing a well-reasoned argument. It includes: facts, research, and statistics. For instance, "And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Have we anything new to offer on the subject?

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Logos means to use reason and or logic. The editorial talks about how one main cause of mental health is dying decades earlier than one should 've. But this is not because of suicide, which many think it is but it is because of poor physical health. The things that contribute of early dying is medication and personal ways of living.

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Bill Bryson’s essay “How You Became You” gives a brief yet entertaining narrative of the unlikeliness of the creation of the human race in order to educate the common man on the miracle of life. The rhetorical strategies used within the essay successfully allow the purpose of this piece to become accessible to the general public. Bryson seamlessly interweaves elements of tone, diction, and rhetorical appeals to ultimately create a piece that successfully achieves his purpose and leaves a lasting impact on the audience, the general populace. The tone of “How You Became You” plays an important role in the effectiveness of the essay.

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She wants to convince her audience with facts because you can 't argue with them because they are proven to be true. For example, Carson asserts in paragraph 4, “The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly.”. The author is basically saying that these birds were almost to the point of death and they were very sick. When Carson chooses to use logos in her story, she does not “beat around the bush”. She wants to tell her story without any empty thoughts and she wants to prove to the audience that she has a purpose in

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The way Bono doing it does that the article gets a lot of pathos because he describes specific incidents from the conflict. The use of pathos makes the reader become affected emotionally and thinking of the conflict. When Bono writes about the conflict as he does, you could argue that it is a good way to do this be-cause he is trying to explain to the reader how and why the conflict has changed. Any use of logos appeal would not have worked quite as well as pathos. Logos would have made it impersonal in the fact that logos contribute to Scientific studies, statistical information, various data or

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