Rhetorical Analysis Of English Language By Fridman

The future of America as a superpower depends on educated people who can develop political, financial, and military strategies to keep the country strong. Fridman questions how a country where parents are ashamed of children who choose intellectual activities over sports and social events can maintain its world-class status. Indeed, it seems that soon that football players will control the government and the academic spurned and forgotten. Social rejection befalls intellectuals who desire education and information as well as comparison to an outcast street performer through the term ‘geek’. Fridman develops his argument for the return of respect for those who desire knowledge through real-world examples and thought-provoking rhetorical questions and creates a very persuasive case against anti-intellectualism.
Awareness and recognition of an issue are the first steps to addressing it, and by using Harvard as an example Fridman begins this process. The author’s word choice develops his argument further by creating a particular mood. His use of the word “ostracize” gives his tone a provoking feel and evokes compassion in the reader. Fridman addresses the fact that students in East Asia who study hard are commended for their work and university professors around the world are highly respected, whereas athletes are better paid and more admired in the United