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Special Olympics Rhetorical Analysis

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Approximately 400,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome. Autism affects 1 in 68 children and that number continues to flourish. There is no cure for autism or Down syndrome and they shouldn’t be ridiculed for something out of their control. Aside from the negativity, people with disabilities continue to persevere. The athletes in the Special Olympics are empowered and embraced by the organization, strangers, their family, and their friends. By applying ethos the organization uses the athletes as they are, not a model that is filtered and photoshopped. With pathos the Special Olympics give the audience a sensation of admiration and hope that maybe the world is starting to change. Maybe people will be more accepting …show more content…

An image was displayed with an athlete, Mark, with the words “Mark was born with a serious ability” (Advertisement 2). Though Mark has Down syndrome, he is able to compete because of the support given to him by others. A disability, whether it is physical or mental, doesn’t mean these people can’t have abilities too. Despite the fact that something holds him back, everything else pushes him forward. The Special Olympics used the feeling of accomplishment to praise the athlete's’ skills and let them feel good about themselves through other people’s hate. (Advertisement 4)Allison is a girl with Down syndrome who plays tennis in the Olympics. By the age of eight, she developed a skill that could take some professionals years to conquer, “a devastating backhand”. Allison is an amazing athlete and they admire the skills she developed at a very young age. Never judge a book by it’s cover. Society doesn’t know what somebody is capable of until you see them achieving greatness. That is exactly what the Special Olympics does in one of their videos (Advertisement 6). Several athletes are shown sprinting, diving, and flipping. Then their faces are shown. They expose these amazing talents of the athletes and embrace their disabilities. In reality these athletes are just as talented as every other

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