In the article “Introducing Greg Abbott’s ‘Texas Plan,’ the Best Plan for Your Crumbling Way of Life,” Patrick Michels summarizes a speech done by Gregg Abbott at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s annual policy summit. Due to the fact that Abbott believes that the three branches have strayed from their original constitutional design and that the government is not responsive to the need of the American people, he proposed the “Texas Plan.” Which is 92 pages long and contains both, Federalist and Anti-Federalist ideas. Furthermore, it has nine propositions to amend the U.S. Constitution for the 28th time. The whole purpose is to recreate America the way it was created and to repair the damage done to our government.
Scott Russell Sanders’ passage from ‘Staying Put: making home in a Restless World’ gives readers the idea that roaming foreign territory and enforcing your ways is worse than staying put and adapting to your surroundings. Sanders achieves this mood through the use of parallelism, juxtaposition, rhetorical questions, and other rhetorical devices. Within the first sentence of the passage, Sanders paints a picture that Americans think that they are inherently good people, always the alpha of the pack that is the world. He describes our selfishness and need for acquiring more land as a ‘seductive virtue’, which can be found in lines 1-2. Sanders again pokes fun at the ‘American Lifestyle’ in lines 20-25.
In the poem, “Becoming and Going: An Oldsmobile Story” by Gerald Hill the speaker is traveling down a road in the Fort Qu’appelle Valley. He notices his father and his son are also driving down this road. The speaker then begins to list the two men’s characteristics. As he lists them we see that the father and the son have both similarities and differences in their personalities.
Analyzing when authors create a speech they do so using rhetorical devices in order to help the audience comprehend their message. Within Anna Quindlen’s “A Quilt of a Country” and John F. Kennedy’s “The Immigrant Contribution,” both authors use pathos and ethos within their arguments to appeal their points of view to the American People. First, Quindlen and Kennedy use ethos to appeal and establish their credibility by appearing experience and educated knowledge. Both Quindlen in “A Quilt of a Country” and Kennedy within “The Immigrant Contribution” use ethos to appeal to the American people. Quindlen in her essay “A Quilt of a Country” uses ethos to introduce her argument.
Ericsson tries to reference values or experiences that she has shared with the reader to try and connect our arguments, to help show that the reader shares the same beliefs
Writing a rhetorical analysis on a specific text is something that I have never had to do before in prior classes, so when I found out that I had to write an entire paper on a rhetorical analysis on a text of my choosing I was a little worried. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to give lengthy and accurate descriptions at a college level. Once I read in the textbook what a rhetorical analysis exactly was, my worry was overcome with ease to say the least. I decided to do my analysis on a speech written by one the most inspiring people in my life Gloria Steinem. Gloria Steinem is an American feminist and social political activist who wrote an article in the New York TImes “ After Black Power, Women’s Liberation” which brought her fame as
He does so specifically with examples that resonate with the audience. For instance, as he attempts to persuade listeners to consider revolting against the government, he uses a real-life example: All men recognize... the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. But almost all say that such is not the case now. But such was the case, they think, in the Revolution Of '75... when a sixth of the population of a nation which has undertaken to be the refuge of liberty are slaves, and a whole
The tone of authors throughout the world varies greatly based on their intentions for writing. In the case of Anthem, author Ayn Rand invents a dystopian society in which collectivism is promoted in great favor over individualism. One character, however, pushes the boundaries and embraces a sense of independence. Rand likely desired audiences to take her views presented in her novel into consideration. Accordingly, for the purpose of creating a serious relationship with its readers, Anthem adopts a reverent tone by utilizing formal language and addressing critical subjects.
For instance, he encourages his audience to think within the quote, “Are we demanding enough of our television news presentations? And are the men of this medium demanding enough of themselves?”(Agnew) He knew that even though his audience wouldn’t say their answers aloud, it would stir thoughts within them and keep them engaged. He also asks the questions, “Now what do Americans know of the men who wield this power?” and, “Is it not fair and relevant to question its concentration in the hands of a tiny, enclosed fraternity of privileged men elected by no one and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by Government?”(Agnew)
Throughout this essay, Steinem uses various rhetorical claims in order to establish credibility. For instance, from the beginning the utilization of pathos was applied in order to catch the attention of the readers. Steimen expresses, “I
In response to an essay by Salman Rushdie on the profits of moving, Scott Russell Sanders, in his dialectic essay “Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World,” contradicts “the belief that movement is inherently good.” He claims that we should not root ourselves in places rather than ideas, but that we should care for the place rather than our own desires. Through his use of direct quotes from his opposition, Sanders relates his belief that we must settle down and end our endless moving if we are to ever “pay enough heed and respect to where we are.” Sanders employs an effective use of repetition, antithesis, and diction to respectfully and informally argue against the views of Rushdie.
David Foster Wallace uses a combination of rhetorical literary devices and modes of persuasion to convince his audience, Kenyon College’s graduating class, that in their adult life it is not only important, but necessary to look past themselves and view the world without themselves at the center. If they do not do so, it will cause them daily misery and pain when having to interact with people when they are tired or bored. Wallace is able to persuade his audience by first gaining credibility with them, so they are more willing to listen to what he has to say. Then, he uses logical reasons as to why they should not put themselves above others in their lives, and solidifies the lesson through emotional appeals that most of the class can relate to and use to grow from. Throughout his speech he uses a variety of rhetorical tools to persuade the audience further, such as his use of anaphora, and syntax in the way he presents his ideas.
Bertrand Russell and Martin Luther King, Jr. was both famous writers during the 20th century. Bertrand Russell and Martin Luther King wrote essays, using unique styles of writing that most people do not do. This is the analysis of how effective both of these writers convey to the reader through voice, structure, and descriptive details. The voice of Bertrand Russell writing is simple, straightforward expressions and Martin Luther King, Jr. writings are storytelling/history. To illustrate Bertrand Russell writing, in the essay “What I Lived For” (1956), he talked about how his passions, are like the great wind, that has blown him in various directions, in an uncontrollable route, over a deep ocean of suffering, until he completely loses hope.
Barack Obama Has a Way with Words Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” speech was given on July 27, 2004 as the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. The speech made Obama further known in the world of politics, and a star among the Democratic Party. Though the description of presidential candidate John Kerry’s qualities makes Obama’s belief that Kerry will make the best president his obvious purpose, the quality of his speech boosted his career. Obama uses repetition devices, various sentence structures, and abstract language to create the strength and persuasive aspects of his speech.
For my rhetoric analysis of "On the Plate" by Toby Morris, I learned to thoroughly summarize his main points of his comic strip and was able to identify the purpose of his text. By doing this I was able to inform and allow my readers to think critically about the topic of privileges. While analyzing my paper I made sure to include many rhetorical devices that the author used to help strengthen my analysis paper. When looking for the rhetorical devices, I wrote a journal that helped me brainstorm ideas on how the author wanted his audience to react. Some of the devices he used was how he structured his comic strip to help his readers view it clearly and can still understand it easily.
