Rhetorical Analysis Of Hubris Vs. Wisdom By David Krieger

In the speech, “Hubris vs. Wisdom” by David Krieger argues how nuclear weapons should be banned, but hubris is not allowing the human race to do so. Hubris is very prominent in Greek tragedies, which is defined by extreme arrogance. Krieger is stating that the human race thinks that nothing bad will come from the access to nuclear weapons, but wisdom knows better. He tries to make the argument stronger through several rhetorical strategies. To begin, Krieger uses a lot of fear to try and influence the audience. To illustrate this he states, “We will have to choose between collective suicide and the the intelligent use of our scientific conquests.” With this being stated, it causes the reader panic and see how serious the issue at hand is.