Body: analysis of key rhetorical themes Ethos Appeals: In typical Lange style‚ the address to the Oxford Union opened with the effective use of humour which built his credibility via ethos rhetorical appeal. This approach instantly set the tone of the speech‚ engaging the audience‚ and effectively highlighted the clear differences in opinion between New Zealand and both the US and UK‚ on the nuclear issue. Leading up to the debate both US and UK political circles had been vocal in the disapproval
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how the authors structure their work‚ but finding the similarities and differences within a piece of writing allows us to recognize important ideas that were not obvious and clear on the surface. “The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain‚ and “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ allow the readers to recognize the many characteristics of human nature. An analysis of the similarities and differences between the two essays shows the reader that while they both address the concept of humans seeking revenge
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The Elephant and Crowd Effect Shooting an Elephant is a short story written by George Orwell in 1936. Regardless of my persuasive point that George Orwell was just writing a story about an elephant‚ “Shooting an Elephant” is actually a central text in modern British literature and has generated perhaps more criticism than any other comparable short story. The story is concerning an English colonial officer residing in Burma and his obligation to shoot a rogue elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant
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Analysis In this new age we live today a good argument requires proof‚ credibility‚ emotion and more. There are many things to do to win a crowd over or simply make them think about what they did or what they should do in a future nearby. Communicating Rhetorically is a must to give a concise argument‚ the speaker must plan accordingly and deliver a strong persuasive message with one of Aristotle’s core tents. Aristotle’s Logos is the best approach communicating in rhetorical situations. In a court
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Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos are modes of persuasion often used to convince audiences. Ethos pertains to the speaker’s expertise‚ credibility‚ and honesty. Pathos relates to the speaker’s feelings and emotions‚ while logos is an appeal to reason and logic. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Antony uses these elements to nullify the effect of Brutus’ convincing explanation of Caesar’s murder and to change the minds of the plebeians. Antony’s speech had an immense impact on the
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Katelyn Morgan ENG 111 Shores October‚ 2012 Using Death Row Inmates For Medical Research Due to animal testing‚ one animal dies in a laboratory in the United States every second‚ in Japan every two seconds and in the United Kingdom every twelve seconds. Billions of non-human animals have been burnt‚ crushed‚ sliced‚ electrocuted‚ poisoned with toxic chemicals‚ and psychologically tormented because of medical research. Alternatives for these experiments have shown to be less expensive and can
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Before shooting the elephant‚ Orwell meditates on some kind of cost benefit analysis and weighting the pros and cons each solution to his dilemma. According to Aronson’s research in The Social animal‚ any individual is subject to tend to conform regardless of their will because of external pressure. Thus‚ we can tend to comply under any type of pressure such as the pressure that comes from a univocal crowd. A group in total conformity has an authority that our mind would often refuse to contest.
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Shooting an Elephant for No Good Reason George Orwell spent some time as a police officer in Burma where he was actively hated. While doing this job he despised‚ he was put in a position where he felt it was necessary to shoot an elephant on the loose. George Orwell was not justified in shooting the elephant because the elephant was not charging at him‚ the animal was worth less dead than alive‚ and the people he was trying to impress had no love for him. When Orwell describes observing the elephant
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In the article ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell‚ the word ‘hollowness’ is an abstract noun because it is intangible and encompasses human states of mind. In my opinion‚ the word ‘hollowness’ has two meanings. Firstly‚ it refers to absence of certain components of an object‚ making the object vacant or empty. Secondly‚ it can mean one’s emotion: the feeling one has after he or she worked vainly. The writer worked as a police officer under the British Empire in Burma‚ where he was hated by
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Why Buy Ethos? The Ethos Water Advertisement is used to catch the possible consumer’s attention and to convince them to purchase their product. Every company uses their own form of rhetoric in advertisements that use pictures and phrases that are meant to convince people to purchase their products. In all forms of rhetoric‚ there are certain tools that help accomplish these goals which are commonly known as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. Ethos Water uses these tools in the form of celebrity appearance
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