Rhetorical Analysis Of Rich Hill

The documentary, “Rich Hill”, is the story utilizes various rhetorical analysis devices to tell the story of three preteen/teenager boys who live in the decaying small town of Rich Hill, Missouri. Their names are Andrew, Harley, and Appachey and the film describes what their daily lives are like. They are portrayed to have constantly battled poverty and medical conditions every day of their lifetimes while their value of family helps hold them together as the days pass. Pathos is evident in the film with logos interwoven into it to help demonstrate and provide factual support. Tone and diction as well are characterized in the film as ways of expressing what the boys go through and live with on a daily basis. This creates a web of support for the rhetorical appeal of pathos intertwined with logos.
Pathos was the most prominent rhetorical appeal amongst the beginning of the film. The filmmakers emphasized pathos in several scenes that showed what the characters’ living conditions were like. Their homes were in shambles and the area surrounding their homes was was filled with trash and other discarded debris. The intern terior of the homes were no better as peeling wallpaper, mountains of unwashed clothes and trash, and other unsanitary conditions were visible. The idea of these scenes was to
Their word choice and the way they talk matches up with their lifestyle that is shown in the film. It is vastly different from tone in the middle of the documentary as it carries a greater weight than it does during that part the film. Slang is also often used by the characters and further reinforces the fact that they live in poverty and have had a rugged upbringing. Diction interacts with the other appeals and styles to help the film be put together like a puzzle, each piece fitting together to create a bigger