Rhetorical Analysis Of Don T Listen To Music While Listening By David Cutler

The topic of whether or not music has an impact on studying abilities is a conversation that many people have many different opinions on. In David Cutlers article, “Don’t Listen to Music While Studying”, he tries using evidence and reasoning to support, connect, and persuade his audience. In the article, David Cutler uses pathos and storytelling to connect with his readers. In the first couple of paragraphs, Cutler explains how he likes listening to music while studying also. He says “As a college student, I spent many hours studying in a dark corner of the university library.” When Cutler says this, he provides a connection to readers. Many people have been in that same situation before. Another example of the author using pathos is at the end of the article. Cutler explains how he wrote this article in silent. He says “I finished writing in about half the time it normally takes me for something of this length.”. This allows readers to understand that David likes listening to music, although he is more productive while working in silent. In the article, “Don’t Listen to Music While Studying, David cutler builds a strong arguement using pathos and storytelling.

David talks about a study that was performed by Dr. Pernham. This study was on students studying abilities while listening to music. In Perhams conclusion he states, “We found that listening to liked or disliked music were exactly the same, and both were worse than quiet.”. This fact will persuade, as it did myself. Another form of logos that the author provided was another fact from perhams study. This fact was on students ability to understand things while listening to music. Perhams states, “Reading while listening to music, especially with lyrics, weakens understanding.”. This fact is one that many high school students can relate to and understand. Throughout the article, the author builds his strongest argument using