Steve Jobs Rhetorical Triangle

Following the refugee crisis in 2015, the controversial artist Banksy made a statement by painting a mural of Steve Jobs at a refugee camp in Calais France. The mural is captioned: “the son of a migrant from Syria.” Banksy here is trying to address the refugee crisis and express how through denying support to refugees we could be denying the world of the next Steve Jobs who happens to be the son of a Syrian immigrant. The use of Banksy to public walls is intended to deliver his political message internationally to the masses. Banksy’s mural provides a strong argument because it meets the criteria for all three points of the rhetorical triangle. He establishes Ethos through his trustworthy brand name, Pathos by connecting his claim to the viewer’s
He satirically addresses political issues through his murals and uses public walls to give people ownership of his art. It is the shared values and assumptions with the viewer that Banksy conveys in his art which gives him a credible brand name. Banksy verifies all his work on his website where he posts his murals. To put things into perspective, in his Steve Jobs mural, Banksy appeals to people’s values and assumptions by portraying one of the greatest innovators of our era and setting light to the fact that he was once a refugee. The fact that Banksy publicly shares his work rather than selling them at galleries gives people a sense of responsibility to the message he is trying to deliver. It is Banksy’s fulfilment to the criteria of the rhetorical triangle logos, pathos and ethos what makes him
The shading Banksy adds to his work and contrast in colour brings the mural to life and draws the viewer’s attention to directly to the implied claim. In “the son of a migrant from Syria” jobs is painted at an angle where the heavy shading behind his satchel serves as a focal point allowing the viewer to focus on the implied claim. The contrast in colour of Job’s black turtle neck and his bright blue jeans with the shading make portray him as a real character which contributes to the pathos of the mural. (mention logos and