Rhetorical Analysis Of An Article By Janine Rubenstein

In 2017, many women began to come forward about sexual abuse and misconduct. Multiple Hollywood stars have been accused of some sort of sexual abuse or misconduct in the past year, including Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein is a big time Hollywood star that has been known to have a temper. Other Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Rose McGowan, have all spoken out against Weinstein. An article by Janine Rubenstein that was published in People magazine tells of these horrifying events. Even though the article is more of an informative piece, Rubenstein’s credibility, appeal to pathos, strong logos, and choice of design elements all illustrate the rhetorical effectiveness of the article.
Pathos is a way of creating an emotional response from the audience, or an appeal to emotion. Rubenstein uses different techniques to get her audience to see how she views this ‘scandal’. She uses loaded words such as ‘predator’, ‘tyrant’, ‘scandal’, and ‘vulnerable’ to get her audience’s attention. Pictures of the different women that were assaulted and their stories were used to create sympathy. The audience can get a better idea of what these women felt with Rubenstein’s use of vivid language. Appealing to pathos is needed for a good article. It helps the author make a

The design of something is crucial to getting people’s attention. Rubenstein uses bold colors and images to grab the audience’s attention. It is important that you make the font easy to read as well. The font is an easy to read style and the color stands out from the background. Rubenstein puts the words in a column down the page, so your eyes follow the pictures that are next to the text. Arrows are used to point to the images of the women the text is referring to, making it easy to distinguish who is who. These design choices help to draw the audience in and make the article easy to follow along