Rhetorical Analysis Of Let The Copula Be By Sonya Lanehart

In the essay, “Let the Copula Be,” by Sonya Lanehart, the author talks about her love for english. Growing up and into her career Lanehart thought that there was only one proper way to speak and that was by using “good” english. She thought that anyone who spoke grammatically incorrect was less intelligent than those who spoke “good” english. Lanehart made it her mission to teach people how to speak “good” english. In the essay it tells how Lanehart went from someone who believed there was only one way to talk, to a person who realized that there is no such thing as “bad” or “good” english. She also grew to believe that english should be celebrated no matter how it is spoken. She tells you this by using three rhetorical appeals. In this