In The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson serves as a representative for the Thirteen Colonies by stating their grievances against King George the III. He elaborates on the complaints by giving his reasons for why it is necessary that the colonies break away from Great Britain and King George 's rule. He states that the king has neglected, restricted, and deprived the colonies of their rights. Jefferson is able to clearly get his message across by using a variety of rhetorical devices, which include allusions, anaphora, details, diction, imagery, and tone. He uses these literary devices effectively to help convey his message, although Jefferson 's most effective rhetorical device proves to be his persuasive appeal, meaning ethos, pathos and logos. With these techniques he is able to appeal to the audience 's emotions, ethics, and logic, helping Jefferson to further prove his points valid.…
Hi Brooke! This is a great response to all three articles and their use of ethos, pathos, and logos. Especially in your third paragraph about reading of the Syria Supper Club. The example with the real life stories from the refugees is a great use of logos. The use of real life examples is a great way to convince the audience. Also, I agree with your statement that the article “convinces the audience that it is important to help others no matter what their religion is.” Overall your responses really displayed the use of ethos, pathos, and logos in the readings.…
I believe the decision of the people, equality, and freedom of speech are the most vital features of a democracy. The majority of the people’s opinions are expressed through modern democracy and implemented on the society.…
Listen and identify the tone of the speaker. Write the tone of voice in the table below.…
In his novel Washington Square, Henry James uses a number of rhetorical and literary devices to employ, develop, and fully elaborate on the characters introduced throughout his novel. Each character is introduced after an interaction with the Sloper family, the activities of which are the main focus of the novel. After devoting two chapters to the establishment of the story background, James begins to introduce characters, usually opening their entrances into the story by giving a physical description or a background of that character. It is only after a character has entered into the story that James begins to develop that character and simultaneously the plot overall. The level at which James characterizes the individuals in the story paves the way for their interactions and…
In this declaration of independence appear different types of ethos. The author expressed the ethos by using his reputation and his experience. Here are some examples of ethos. “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people”. (The Declaration of Independence, Fourth line, third paragraph.) Also “he has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within”. (The Declaration of Independence, six line, third paragraph.) “He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands”. (The Declaration of Independence, six line, third paragraph.) “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”( The Declaration of Independence, seventh line, third paragraph.) Finally The last ethos shown “ He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their…
Back in the 1960s, Malcolm X was an influential public speaker. He protested for equal rights of African Americans. At that time, in the United States, African Americans did not have the same rights as white people. He had a rough upbringing; he was born into a large family and had eight siblings. By the time he was twelve years old, his mother had been sent to a mental hospital, and his father had been killed after being hit by a car. He then spent the rest of his childhood in foster homes. In 1946 he was then arrested for stealing and was sent to prison. This is believed to be a significant motive for making his speeches.…
On June 28, 1776 a draft of the Declaration of Independence(1) was presented to the Continental Congress by a committee led by Thomas Jefferson, who had worked on the document over the preceding fifteen days. In a little over two weeks Jefferson had created the most important political text in the modern history of the Western world. Not only did it bring into existence the most powerful political and economic force of the last century, but it defined a nation and encouraged its people, setting them apart from the traditions and values of their former colonial masters.…
Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963-69). A moderate Democrat and vigorous leader in the United States Senate. His speech on “The Great Society” was for a change and for the well of the U.S in which he quoted, “The purpose of protecting the life of our nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people. Our success in that pursuit is the test of our success as a nation”. He believed and said in his speech that the Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. The audience was the main reason for this speech, people of that time were in division of races and this speech mostly concentrated and demanded to end poverty and racial injustice, to which they were totally committed in that time. This Great Society, Johnson proclaims, is no finished work but a challenge constantly renewed, indicating us toward a destiny where…
Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman observed to a Southern friend that, "In all history, no nation of mere agriculturists ever made successful war against a nation of mechanics. . . .You are bound to fail." While Sherman 's statement proved to be correct, its flaw is in its assumption of a decided victory for the North and failure to account for the long years of difficult fighting it took the Union to secure victory. Unquestionably, the war was won and lost on the battlefield, but there were many factors that swayed the war effort in favor of the North and impeded the South 's ability to stage a successful campaign.…
For this week forum 6; I had selected The Struggle for Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt, and the purpose for this article or speech is to try to persuade the Member States of the United Nations in the General Assembly to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and due to the introduction to the Rogerian method of argumentation that can be useful for solving issues which do not have clear right or wrong sides. This method shows an openness and respect to the other side, shows a lack of bias towards this other side, but still attempts to persuade this other side to believe a specific, albeit less absolute, claim. She develops the central claim using these supporting claims: “this…
Leaders become great not because of their powers, but because of their ability to empower others (best25). We have had great leaders to come through the United States to deliver great speeches about racial inequality. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King, George W. Bush, William J Clinton, and Barack Obama. Dr. King I have a dream speech signified Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and formed a civil rights movement. George W. Bush ending racial inequality speech signified a part of Dr. King’s speech by including his name and testifying everything he did. William Clinton speech talked about how if Dr. King was living he would have said you did a great job instead of I had a dream long ago. Barack Obama speech about the NAACP talked about the right we now have and how it all started one hundred years ago. Although these are great men I do believe that Dr. King had the best argument for ending racial inequality. Dr. King compares the cashing of the checks, emancipation proclamation, and by using the words I have a dream.…
Throughout Marx's piece Communist Manifesto he discusses the struggles of the classes and also the struggles between the classes. While stating his opinions of the elite Bourgeois and lower-class Proletariats, he uses many rhetorical choices to better develop and support his claim. Such devices include strongly contrasting the two classes (using both compare/contrast methods and juxtaposition), showing the main causes and effects of the classes, using effective argumentation, and using convincing declarative sentences to leave a lasting impression on his reader. With the use of these techniques his argument becomes stronger and ore convincing.…
On July 4, 1776 a famous world changing document was written by Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence. In Jefferson’s Declaration he used a variety of writing styles and word choice to effectively state why the colonies were leaving Britain. The strongest points in Jefferson’s paper were when he used Ethos and Pathos to appeal emotionally and authoritatively.…
The main purpose of the thirty articles from “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, created on December 10, 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly, is to promote a deep respect to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of each individual, belonging to whatever “race, color, sex, language, religion…” (UDHR, Article 2) or any other status, and create a universal guaranty that it will enhance the recognition of these human rights and freedoms; it represented “the hope for a new future” (More, n.d.). This statement in all is very comforting to the society, but how fully, if at all, is this declaration being accomplished and enforced?…