Rhetorical Analysis Of No Hero's At Ground Zero

No Hero's at Ground Zero

September 11th 2001, was a time where an “Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.” Two of the of the planes did make it to the buildings. Both buildings were struck around 9 a.m. “The third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.”(9/11 Attacks). Michael Burke, author of No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11? writes towards Wall Street Journal; which works in hand with businessmen, and Mayor Bloomberg, to persuade them to include the most important people on 9/11. Lots of men, women, and family members were lost. Burke persuades his audience to include the hero’s

It is important because it one of the ways to persuade the audience. Get them feeling his tension and emotion. He says things such as,”they exploded.” “...there were jumpers by the score.” (¶2). “...bodies rained down.” “...lay two victims, their clothes burnt off, their bodies charred.”(¶4). “...injured and bloodied…” (¶9). Burke’s use of tone here is important because he chose to use such language that would catch the attention, specifically, to the people who present at 9/11. By using this language and tone, Burke persuades his audience by putting these images in their heads; reminding them of the gruesome things they witnessed during this time. By placing these images into the heads of the survives, businessmen, and the major, it brings back the memories of 9/11: causing them to recap the hard times and make them feel guilty for not giving the victims proper attention. The businessmen, the people, the major; all were people he wanted to get the attention of. He does so by, bringing up the worst possible times, and leaving those images in their heads. Burke used tone to persuade the audience that the heros of 9/11 should be

By using allusion Burke simply says something, calling it to mind, without actually saying it directly. Organization is very important in persuading the audience because it is a way of aligning a piece to keep it interesting. Burke does chop his paper up into different sized paragraphs. Some making more of a statement than others. He did this because they are simply a sentence long. Burke’s use of organization keeps readers engaged until he makes his final point. And tone, Burke’s use of tone creates this tension he feels and wants readers to feel. He used very vivid words and used them smartly. With his tone he creates a mental recap of that very horrid day. He sets the images into the minds of his audience, and reminds them of the things they witnessed. Burke’s use of allusion, organization, and tone are the strategies Burke used to persuade Wall Street to include all the heros that served in