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Persuasive techniques/rhetorical devices
How do we use rhetoric
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Eric Niderost's article, "The Frontier Fleet", describes the phenomenon of Oliver Hazard Perry's naval fleet. Niderost supports his claim by giving the dates of before and the process of the building of the naval fleet and the date and details of the Battle of Lake Erie the Perry's fleet participated
Rhetorical Appeals in the Wounded Warrior Project Advertisements The Wounded Warrior Project recruits the aid of the American public to honor and assist injured veterans of the United States armed forces. Through financial aid, the non-profit organization provides programs for the physical and mental injuries of soldiers with little or no cost to the warriors. The organization also offers support services for the warrior’s family (www.woundedwarriorproject.org). Through advertisements, the Wounded Warrior Project hopes to gain the public’s aid to finance the organization’s programs.
Responding to Ryan H. Blum’s: “Dissent and Metaphor Surrounding the Iraq War” Ryan H. Blum’s (2003) rhetorical analysis, “Making the Familiar Foreign: Dissent and Metaphor Surrounding the Iraq War,” investigates the use of metaphoric criticism as rhetoric in the article “Captive Audience,” by Allan Gurganus (2003). Blum (2003) portrays the use of metaphors as an approach to “move beyond the polemic into the artistic” (p.295) and therefore effectively communicate a perspective avoided by the presidential administration. While Blum appears to recognize the use of metaphors he seems to exaggerate their purpose. Although metaphors may often be used to express hidden meaning, Gurganus’ use of metaphors may merely be to provoke thought and consideration
In 2002, then Senator Barack Obama addressed fellow anti-war rallyist by using scesis onomaton to emphasis his views on why invading Iraq is unreasonable. He signifies that this war is an unrealistic decision by saying that “a dumb...rash war” would only cause more tension between nations. Obviously, he was not anticipating a clear answer because he knew that President Bush would not be able to defend his argument on why the American people should fight against Iraq. Obama brings attention to his audience by repeating similar words like “dumb” and “rash” in order to get his point across of how unnecessary this war will be. He establishes that he “does not oppose all wars”, but he does oppose those which add more fuel to the fire.
As the United States continues to participate in wars across the globe, more secrecy is prone to show up when people begin to wonder if what they see is truly what meets the eye. In the documentary Dirty Wars, directed by Richard Rowley and produced by Jeremy Scahill, a war reporter who is one of the many that tries to investigate the hidden warfare fought overseas. The documentary follows Scahill as he indulges into these cases as he begins to learn about the JSOC (Joint Specialization Operations Command) covert operations in which innocent men, women and children are eliminated with brutal force but for no reason at all. Throughout the film the viewer follows Scahill’s case about the dark side of wars due to the way the United States does not play by the rules. In the film Dirty Wars, Jason Scahill uses a wide variety of rhetorical appeals to inform the public of how every day JSOC forces eliminate the lives of the innocent while enacting a hidden war that goes against all that is right in terms of war, changing the perception of warfare.
Most Dangerous Game Argumentation Paragraph The story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is about Sanger Rainsford ends up on an island with General Zaroff, who hunts humans. Rainsford ends up playing General Zaroff’s game and becomes the huntee while Zaroff is the hunter. Zaroff loses the game and gets killed by Rainsford.
In The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin employs rhetorical devices in order to elucidate, the gross cost of the Vietnam Conflict in U.S. lives. The minimalist design used in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial emphasizes the overwhelming amount of human lives lost. On the Wall, a small diamond is depicted next to the names of people confirmed dead, if a person is MIA(Missing in Action) they get a small cross next to their name. The cross can easily be carved into a diamond if the person is confirmed dead ,or turned into a circle, a symbol of life, if they are found alive.
There is a notable difference in the tone of translations of Black Hawk and Petalesharo. In “Life of Black Hawk”, the writer, Black Hawk is angry and his words show great contempt for the whites, accusing them of deceiving and lying to the Indians (Black Hawk B: 351). He claimed that the whites had no right to occupy their village because the Great Spirit had given the land to the Indians (Black Hawk B: 351). In the narrative, Black Hawk accused the whites of bringing whiskey into their culture in order to take advantage of them. Even though the whites committed many atrocities against the Indians, the Indians did not retaliate, therefore indicating that the Indians were a peaceful people (Black Hawk B: 352).
Tone can be described as the author’s “attitude and feelings about the audience and the subject matter.” An author’s tone can not only help influence the reader’s opinion of the piece but can also In the essay, “From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words on Wartime”, Robin Tolmach Lakoff uses cynical words, informative anecdotes, and blunt humor to enlighten the audience of the dehumanization of the enemy. She uses many specific examples in the text to get her tone and point across, including contemptuous expressions. The author uses very cynical words to discuss her tone in this essay.
Ted Cruz at RJC Forum: “Our Enemies Are at War With Us” Beginning his remarks with a moment of silence for the 14 people murdered Wednesday in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, Senator Ted Cruz said he worries that last night attack is the markings of radical Islamic terrorism. “All of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism here at home” GOP presidential candidate said at a cattle call meeting at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, D.C. Cruz was the first out of all fourteen candidates for president to speak at Thursday RJC forum where he blasted President Obama for refusing to acknowledge radical Islamic terrorism. “When the President says the Islamic State isn’t Islamic, that is just nutty,” Cruz said.
The war in Vietnam to do this day has gone down as one of the influential and controversial wars in United States history. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.The nation as a whole began to uproar over the war and the major consequences of the war. There were many reasons why so many Americans were against the war. Public opinion steadily turned against the war following 1967 and by 1970 only a third of Americans believed that the U.S. had not made a mistake by sending troops to fight in Vietnam (Wikipedia). Not to mention, many young people protested because they were the ones being drafted while others were against the war because the anti-war movement grew increasingly popular among the counterculture and drug culture in American society and
Description The short story “ peace and war” is about a person that has routines. On a daily basis he follows the routines of taking a taxi to his destination to a deserted area where there's trenches build on the opposite of their opponents. The trenches are comfortable and it provides with inadequate necessaries.
Liberation Role- Narrator Audience- The general public Purpose- To inform Is language not the ultimate form of liberation? Has it not provided the inner us with an escape route from our once submerged minds? But where did this Savior come from?
Who would've thought that nonviolence could amount to anything, much less produce results that are far more effective than that produced through violence? There have been several figures in history who have conveyed the power nonviolence bears. It doesn't not lie in the hand off of anyone to take the life away from another, especially because once a life I taken, it can't be returned. When people partake in violence, there is sure to be at least one negative results. Often, much more than not, the violence ends in injuries or even death.
In 1993, film-makers David Wilson and Bill Leeson while on an assignment in former Yugoslavia saw fist hand how the lives of children were torn apart by war. When they returned home they tried to get help for these children but were supposed by politician’s apathy towards the conflicts occurring on their European doorstep. While the politicians did nothing they decided to act themselves and this led them to found War Child. The organization’s main goal is to provide safe and healthy environment for children in countries being affected by war. War Child tries to get donations from its audience by appealing to them a few different ways like telling the tragic tales of some of the children they’ve helped.