By misinterpreting and attacking the nuanced areas of the opposition’s argument, one is able to elevate his own argument while degrading that of the opposition’s. Even when an argument is sound and logical, if it contains a single unclear phrase open to interpretation that is followed by critical mockery, it appears inconsequential and foolish to an audience. Such is the case in an exchange between Richard Seaver, the Executive Vice President of the Grove Press publishing company, and Ira Herbert, an executive of Coca-Cola, regarding their common use of the marketing slogan, “it’s the real thing”. Herbert’s argument is innately logical but poorly supported and executed.
Vast numbers of stylistic choices present themselves to an author during the writing process. The impact stylistic choices make on a piece can determine the overall effectiveness of the message being conveyed. While choosing an effective device can prove difficult, Nancy Mairs expertly implemented the use of several devices in her piece “The Unmaking of a Scientist,” to amplify the influence a person 's style has on their work. Mairs’ use of juxtaposition emphasizes the stark contrast between straightforward scientists and cultivated essayist.
In the online article, How Big Pharma is Trying to Improve its Image, Jim Hightower establishes his argument that the PhRMA is merely after money by using advertising and lobbying. He supports his claim by using sarcasm to make his audience feel slightly ignorant and intense diction that also possesses a sarcastic underlying tone to persuade his audience of the PhRMA’s inability to be honest and fair. Afterwards, Hightower provides his audience with quotes from a CEO that further add to his credibility. Also, the text is structured in a specific order to slowly build up the readers anger.
Wallace equips sarcasm to his portrayal of lobster boiling to further convince his readers of their corrupt eating habits. An example of this device is when Wallace satirically explores whether “lobsters are more like those frontal-lobotomy patients one reads about who report experiencing pain in a totally different way than you and I.” (Wallace 63) In this context, the writer challenges those who say that lobsters don’t feel the pain when they are boiled. Wallace argues that the damage is still taking place, regardless of whether or not lobsters feel it. His sarcasm not only makes the article comical, but he illustrates the counterargument through this satirical way.
Dustin Johnson The Muckrakers 9/19/16 Page Break When "Teddy" Roosevelt was giving the speech The Man With a Muck Rake, he was watching literally as the area around Washington DC was being built. He was at the laying of the cornerstone of the Cannon Building, Sunday, April 15, 1906. The Speech has 5 basic parts; The first would be him telling us what he feels, the second would be him relating to his audience most of whom would already have studied Pilgrim's Progress.
What new technologies enabled the growth of interregional trade networks and agricultural development (be specific)? The invention of paper money, the compass, and larger trading ships helped grow interregional trade networks such as the Indian Ocean Trade Route and the Mediterranean Trade Route. Paper money helped trade because it is easier to produce and lighter to trade with than traditional metal coins. The invention of the compass let traders out at sea sail without fear of getting lost, which helped ships get to their destinations quicker than before. Large trading ships, like the Chinese junks, allowed more goods to be transported at a time since they can carry so much more across the ocean.
In the funniest publication, The Onion, the author uses satire to criticize people and expose them to their stupidity or vice, typically in politics or other recent and popular issue. Satire is used through the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule. In this mock press release from The Onion it is made to mock the release and the reasoning for the creating on MagnaSoles, which are shoe inserts. The author of this hilarious work of art writes this to criticize the concept of these shoe soles doing all the amazing things they are said to do, they are just basic shoe inserts. The author uses exaggeration and overstatements to achieve his goal of mocking the shoe soles and their release.
Mark Twain, an 18th century humorist, was known for his critical and satirical writing. In one of his most famous essays, “ Fenimore Coopers Literary Offenses” Twain addresses Coopers inability to realistically develop a “situation” and his failure to effectively back up his stories in order for them to be more plausible. To dramatically convey his unimpressed and sarcastic attitude, he applies biting diction, metaphors and hypophora throughout this work . By continuously using biting diction, Twain develops a mocking tone towards Fenimore Cooper’s incapability to create even the simplest of storylines. In the title of the work a sarcastic tone is evident; the word choice is utilized to reinforce the argument stating how Coopers work is an offense to the world of literature.
Comparative Essay: The Power of Language in 1984, Born a Crime, and Julius Caesar Language is a profound and influential tool that shapes perceptions and controls thought in many literary works. It can influence emotions, dictate actions, and consolidate power. In George Orwell's 1984, Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, and William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, language is a powerful tool that authorities and people of greater power use to control thoughts, manipulate perceptions, and influence behaviour. This demonstrates that language is the most crucial medium for leaders to wield power. Controlling Thoughts:
Consequently, this technique of adding memorable funny tidbits that highlight important topics of discussion, as well as making readers remember the content more clearly through mneumonic-esque means is used to a wonderful effect for both the author (whom will get his point across more clearly) and the reader (who will enjoy the occasional comical relief from a prime issue of
“Most challenging in his attempt to do so is his relationship with Lesbia, whom Catullus portrays as constantly confounding his sense of masculinity and traditional gender roles, perhaps as a method of exploring the author’s own tensions regarding ancient conceptions of gender and sexuality and his relationship with Greek poetic traditions” (Boylan, Rebecca F., "Eros the Man, Eros the Woman: Conflicting Identities and Gender Construction in the Catullan Corpus" (2014). Classics Honors Projects. Paper 18.) In his poems, Catullus transcends gender spheres through his own personal persona and the masculine persona he sets as a man in love. Throughout the poems featuring his relationship with Lesbia he is seen as more emotional and ardent, traits normally associated with women.
My group of Alysa, Julian and myself did a satire of teen rebellion, using the issues of drug use and addiction to technology. The satire skit took place on the show Dr.Bill, showcasing two cases of teen rebellion. The issue of teens doing drugs was shown as an exaggeration by displaying a teen who was addicted to “leafy green vegetables,” something usually seen as a healthy food, turned into a taboo habit. The mother’s name ‘Mary Jane’ and the son's name ‘Blaze’ are names for cannabis, using irony to poke fun at teens smoking marijuana.
Sydney Stone Mrs. Paul English 10A 16 October 2017 Rhetorical Analysis Essay William Shakespeare, a very famous writer, tells the story of Julius Caesar. In his play, Marc Antony delivers a powerful speech that uses many different rhetorical devices, appeals, and different styles of writing. Some of these include repetition, rhetorical questions, pathos, logos, ethos, and diction. These help enhance Marc Antony’s speech by persuading the audience towards considering that Caesar was a good man.
Julius Caesar Speech Comparison Essay Brutus and Antony have prepared a speech about Julius Caesar is to convince the citizens of Rome to agree and be by their side. Brutus is the person talking about how it was good for their leader to die. While Antony talks about how it wasn’t good for Julius Caesar to die. It was not a very good idea to kill Caesar, Antony convinced many citizens of Rome. This is why Mark Antony gave a better speech than Brutus.
The power of language Language, when used to manipulate, can solely cause war. Language can be used to manipulate others for the purpose of political change to the point of war. In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the power of language is represented by the use of strong language by characters to persuade others to follow them. War is caused by the manipulation of the senators to kill Caesar and the manipulation of the plebeians to revolt. Cassius in act 1 shows how figurative language can strike emotion in the minds of people.
