New York Knicks Rhetorical Analysis

Stephen A. Smith uses his influence as a sports journalist to effectively sway fans into believing that Phil Jackson is the main issue of the New York Knicks by targeting distraught Knicks fans such as himself, but fails to acknowledge those who feel Phil Jackson is not the primary issue. Throughout the duration of the interview, Stephen A. Smith comments on the state of the New York Knicks and how Phil Jackson is responsible for their downfall, primarily if Phil Jackson even cares about the Knicks as a franchise. Smith then goes on a “rant” for the entire segment which lasts for 2 minutes. The interview contains the information presented by Stephen A. Smith and how he delivers that very same information. Throughout the essay, I will analyze

He also uses negative vocabulary throughout the conversation such as “depressing” and “disappointment” to reflect not only his emotions but the emotions of thousands of other fans watching the show. In this way, he constantly targeted his audience which are Knicks fans who are disappointed with the performance of their team in the recent years and want to see the President of the franchise, Phil Jackson replaced. However, this fails to include those who want to keep Phil Jackson as the President and have faith in him to do his job. Since he neglects the other side of the argument in this example, he ineffectively communicates with the other half of the audience who did not come to watch the show just to hear him

While being an effective speaker, Stephen A. Smith allows his biases to largely overwhelm the sound logic of his arguments. In this way, Smith loses his audience and the meaning behind his argument which shows signs of an ineffective speaker. Everyone is naturally entitled to their own opinion, but when reporting like Stephen A. Smith it is important to keep your overwhelming bias out of your reporting and deliver the information correctly. Even though he tends to be the loudest person on the talk show, being loud alone will not attract viewers and could possibly lose the