From Education Rhetorical Analysis

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Emerson has shown that he has a negative opinion on the way that the general public has been taught in America, but how does he show his stance in the matter? In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writing “From Education”, he uses a harsh contrast of diction when speaking about different mediums of education, creating a contrast of tone that allows a simplification the argument to take place for some readers, while simultaneously showing his point of view in this particular debate.
When speaking about the repetitive, modern way that students are taught, Emerson uses such diction as “Mechanical”, “Tampering”, and “Thwarting” (Emerson 190-191). Meanwhile, when describing the more natural, one-on-one type of education that most individuals would hope to be