Berube analogize student’s essays and watching sports commentary on ESPN, because students tend to summarize in their essays instead of analyzing it. Berube uses an example as to what he is trying to explain that the world of sports is metacommentary and no one actually summarizes on how the game is being played. Instead they analyze, they just point out the important part of the game. In the tenth paragraph he quotes “Well, Tony let me point out that last night, the Red Sox swept the Tigers and crept to within three games of the Yankees.” And then he quotes that “…I’m just pointing out that the Sox won 3-1, on a four hitter by Schilling, while the Yanks blew another late-inning lead.” Page 304…
The City of Pawtucket Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pawtucket as a city. The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee is non-profit organization that is registered with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. Its purpose is to honor and preserve the contributions of people whose efforts, in any line of endeavor, have added to the heritage of the City of…
Many People go to School and they are hoping to get an excellent job in any field they choose because that’s what they want. They think that on desire that they can achieve anything they want. Yet Mike Rose, in Blue-Collar Brilliance, explains how his mother, “Rose Meraglio Rose, Shaped her adult identity” (1033). She was not the only one, his Uncle Joe also had to learn a different way of identifying himself in life. All of this was done through a medium called, Work.…
“We’re all amateur psychologists who run private experiments on how best to live” (Gallagher, 1). Thinking deeply about this quote, creates the realization that it is true and that nearly everyone does this subconsciously. Winifred Gallagher, the author of Rapt, believes that the real problem is that we do not perceive our individual ability to utilize our attention to focus and create a better future for ourselves. As a supporter, one would feel that Gallagher presents her argument in a very effective way by utilizing the three main rhetorical analysis tools: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos creates a balance between the three—it is all about credibility or how likeable someone is. Pathos is the passion or emotion expressed throughout an argument. If done correctly, pathos is the glue that binds it all together (Shadesbreath, 5). Lastly, logos is about the logic and facts behind the…
Since much of Grigsby’s work is filled with opinionated fervor for the topics that she discusses, she regularly relies on the rhetorical appeal pathos to signify the tone and theme used in her columns. Furthermore, Grigsby also employs the use of adequate diction to aid the central focus of her columns, and she also sufficiently acknowledges the opposition’s counter argument and rebuffs their claim. With the use of these rhetorical strategies, Grigsby presents a strong unyielding reason as to why she stands firm by the assertions she makes in her…
When I go watch my Chicago Cubs at beautiful Wrigley field I am concerned with the game and what is in front of me, not what is going on off the field. I go to enjoy the game and the talent of the athletes that play. I could care less about what Sammy Sosa is doing off the field, he is the man because of his skills on the field and what he does for Americas' past time. Last time I was sitting on the third base line and Sammy stepped up to the plate I did not think to myself "I wonder if he hits his wife like he hits a baseball," or "he looks like a big time gambler," I was shouting his name and clapping in support for hope of another homer being sent over the ivy covered wall. My enthusiasm was booming for this mans talent and what he brings to the table to help my cubbies win. Now would you not think that a baseball player in the Hall of Fame should be looked at the same way? Should a hall of famer not be jugged based on his baseball skills and what he did on the field? Well that does not seem to be the case when it comes to Pete Rose. Since being banned from baseball in 1989 for off field actions he denies, he has repeatedly been denied access to Cooperstown. Pete Rose was one of the greatest baseball players ever and should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame because of it.…
Moore’s writing successfully implements rhetorical appeal on many levels. It provides logos, or informational appeal by citing specific example to support each argument. He clearly provided evidence to provide and lend credibility to his arguments. Persuaded by his perspective, I found myself believing his statements that nuclear energy might not be such a bad thing because his arguments were incredibly effective. Pathos is achieved when the writer appeals to the emotions within the reader by painting a vivid picture discussing the dangers of nuclear reactors and the fear created by a hypothetical meltdown. Furthermore, the author gains credibility by stating how drastically his views have changed through the years. He also lends trustworthiness…
“The Argument Culture” is a persuasive essay written by Professor Deborah Tannen. As a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, Tannen experience in language leads her to write many books in this field. Tannen uses “The Argument Culture” essay to persuade her audience that this society’s way of looking at debate encourages an “adversarial frame of mind” (Tannen, 305). Three of Tannen’s main points include; polarized views in the news, the use of “war metaphors’ by media to catch the readers eye, and even in the language mankind uses in everyday life. Tannen’s essay also includes different ways to look at these each of these situations that may help reduce the debate language that this society uses every day.…
In the story, "I Just Wanna Be Average" the main character, Mike Rose, takes us through his years at Mercy High School during the 1960's and 1970s. Although many people appear in this story, the main people are Ted Richard, Ken Harvey and Mr. Macfarland. Ted Richards was a bit of a dream, turning his back on the real world and just let his mind roam. Ted was always laughing, his loud and jolly voice booming out. Even when he'd get angry, he'd give a little smile. Ken Harvey became a central figure when he suddenly announces, "I just wanna be average." Those words would lodge in mike's mind for years before he actually got it. Then there was Mr. Macfarland, who came into Mike's life at the perfect time. With no living father, he logged up too many years of scholastic indifference. Mr. Macfarland had earned his masters degree and wanted to share his overwhelming passion for knowledge and education. Having a teacher like him made a vast difference in Mike's life.…
George Bernard’s play Saint Joan was written about the life of a French woman in the late 1420’s who was on trial for spreading heresy. The Inquisitor presented a case against Joan to the juries of the church court. His argument opened with an appeal to ethos. Throughout the rest of his speech he would keep up this type of appeal, preferring the approach of ethical appeals to that of logic. Due to his lack of logical appeals, he seemed to revert to logical fallacies which had created seemingly dubious pretenses to find Joan guilty. This had weakened his argument immensely. To counteract the fallacies however, his use of figurative language had strengthened his argument enough to be thoroughly convincing. Overall, his argument was strong and well-presented and most likely had the majority convinced.…
The article of discussion was written following the Cincinnati Bengals third straight loss. At first glance, Joe Reedy’s (Cincinnati Bengals beat writer) description of the game and the possible repercussions it could have on the rest of the season would indicate that he is a very critical person. Obviously, it is Mr. Reedy’s job to write about the team he covers, and give the readers an informed explanation of what occurs in the games they play. However, this particular summary of their performance seems as if it came from someone who was quite frustrated. “The offense looked the worse it has been since Jay Gruden took over last year, the defense returned to the form it had over the first couple games of allowing big plays and the second half was one of the worst we might have seen in Marvin Lewis’ tenure” (Reedy, 2012, p.1). To me, that indicates a certain degree of impatience with the team he is covering, as well as a critical attitude towards their performance. Based on those qualities exhibited in Mr. Reedy’s writing, it seems safe to assume that as a person his subjective nature is one of criticalness and high expectations, and these characteristics are very evident in his writing.…
He goes on about how even though he was not drawn to reading or learning, he was absorbed into the teaching of sports, which brought out his first sightings of intellectualism through anti-intellectualism. Through every debate about sports and readings, he was able to learn how to now form the arguments he makes now as a professional academic. (Graff, 27)…
In David Roster Walllace’s graduation speech, Wallace persuades the class to view the world as whole instead of individually. Wallace argues that we should not feel as if the world revolves that we should not feel as if the world revolve around only our needs but also the needs of others but he makes a point to state that everyone has a choice of how to view the world. His argument may be obvious but overlooked by many. Through his personal experiences and his examples provided in the speech, pathos is what is mostly used.Employing Pathos in Argument…
In accordance with the book Writing Arguments, “explicit argument directly states its controversial claim and supports it with reasons and evidence”, while an implicit argument are often in different forms such as an image, a poem, or a song lyric that carries an argumentative message. (3) Despite their difference, both explicit and implicit argument persuades its audience toward a certain belief or a point of view. In any situation, the goal of an argument is trying to influence the audience’s belief on an issue and convince the audience to take the same stance as the…
Great writers make arguments based off facts, current issues, emotions, and logical reasons to convey an important message on a topic. Authors have different ways of approaching their audience through writing styles such as Pathos, Logos and Ethos which taps into the cognition of people. Writers use the idea of an argument to state their position on various subjects. Others use the concept of argument in their writing to destroy socially constructed norms such as the stereotypical views of African-Americans in the United States. The argument is an important aspect of exchanging information based off one believes and reason to share knowledge with the local people to demand change for the good or bad. Overall, this essay discusses the purpose…