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Bermuda Triangle Rhetorical Analysis

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Discourse Analysis and Rhetoric
The two articles, The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle and The Truth about Bermuda Triangle, present a strong analysis of viewpoints by strongly using rhetorical appeals as well as rhetoric devices. The articles are meant for general readership and as such a simple and non-technical language is utilized which make the articles easily understood by the general public. The stand point of the two articles is similar and is almost presented in the same manner with the authors debunking the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle by digging holes in the evidence fronted in support of the mystery. The strong use of rhetorical appeals makes the stand point of the articles convincing to the readers.
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First, he argues that the sinking of the USS Cyclops was due to unreliable wireless communication in 1918. This is a pathos appeal because the sinking of the ship has never been explained and failure of communication does not mean a vessel should sink. Secondly, the author uses logos appeal to show that SS Marine Sulphur Queen was prone to get an accident because the vessel was already in deplorable condition and was further compromised when it started to be used in carrying molten sulphur from carrying oil. Thirdly, he argues that the disappearance of NC16002 was due to the plane’s batteries not been fully charged which led to interference with communication during the flight – this line of argument has a logos appeal. Finally, the author also uses logos appeal to explain the disappearance of Flight19 – this happened mainly because of the confusion that Lt. Charles Taylor had put himself in.
The author to the The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle uses a number of notable rhetoric devices. The first one appears in the first paragraph whereby the author refers to the Triangle as one of the biggest mysteries of this time but then turns round in the same breadth and refers to it as not really a mystery. Another rhetoric device comes out when he refers to the SS Marine Sulphur Queen as ‘disaster waiting to

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