In the Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln utilizes antithesis‚ repetition‚ and parallelism to reinforce his purpose for this address and deliver an emotional tone that can persuade all people to continue to fight the same fight that these men died for. First of all‚ Lincoln exercises the literary device‚ antithesis‚ to deliver an emotional appeal. For example‚ he states "... as a final resting place for those who here gave their live so that a nation might live." As for‚ the words "gave their
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An article written to persuade its readers can only be effective if it does just that; persuade. There are countless ways to successfully portray an opinion or topic but the topic should be considered beforehand to ensure the use of the most effective techniques. The components of a persuasive article include giving information and background knowledge to the reader so they can better understand the topic at hand. Powerful words are often times used to appeal to the reader’s senses when making important
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his ideas by comparing old and new TV shows‚ describing the confusion may caused by complex TV shows’ threads‚ and the positive effect of watching complex TV shows. By using examples from multiple TV shows‚ the author differentiates engaging and sedating TV shows in order to persuade people to consider changing the criteria for evaluating TV shows. With informative and suggestive tone‚ Steven is probably writing to
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despite dissatisfaction with the way he handled the economy. Before this particular outcome of the election‚ Obama made some remarks at a Campaign Event in Denver‚ Colorado. These remarks were among many other initiatives established by Obama to persuade the American people to vote for him. In order to reach this goal‚ he uses modes of appeal and rhetorical features‚ which I will clarify and shed light over in my rhetorical analysis of his speech by providing examples and explanations. Obama
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QUESTION 1: An important macro-environmental force on companies is the social/cultural environment‚ particularly in international markets. Imagine that you are to offer a seminar on the social/cultural environment of Vietnam to foreign businessmen and marketers. Discuss at least three elements of the cultural environment that foreign businessmen should be aware of when doing business in Vietnam. Use specific examples referring to real-life businesses‚ brands‚ marketing activities‚ etc. to support
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Abstract This paper reveals an observation of scholarly writing skills. I will write an analysis of certain strengths and weaknesses regarding the author’s effort at scholarly writing. An assessment will be given of the paragraph‚ as it pertains to terms of appropriateness‚ bias‚ opinion‚ and quality of evidence for a target audience. I will offer my analysis in a scholarly voice and writing skills. Keywords: analysis‚ appropriateness‚ assessment‚ bias‚ opinion‚ quality of evidence‚ scholarly
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Every day we converse with friends‚ family members‚ and professionals in distinctly differently manners‚ especially when we are trying to persuade them of something. Through experience‚ I have learned which rhetorical strategies are most successful and integrated them into a fictional attempt to obtain $500 for textbooks from three people after depleting my funds. I varied the degree of formality in my register and tone‚ incorporated emotional appeal‚ and altered my level of transparency and the
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Different Marriage Proposals Both the first passage from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the second from a novel written by Charles Dickens are marriage proposals made by men. Even though the explicit purpose of these proposals is to persuade‚ the two essays reveal two very different assumptions each of the writers have on the subject of marriage. This major difference separates the essay in terms of the approaches each of the writers took and this more than anything is very
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Oral presentations have three main purposes: to inform‚ persuade or promote goodwill with the audience. In order to accomplish a successful oral presentation there are some basic best practices that should be used as guidelines when conducting public speaking. The most important aspect of an oral presentation is to engage the audience. If the audience is not interested in the speaker‚ the oral presentation will not reach the intended audience. For starters‚ the speaker should research the
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Speech to a Joint Session of the Louisiana State Legislature‚” 2016) on the consequences of the hurricane and her plans of actions to mitigate the situation. Blanco’s speech was based on evidences‚ not opinion. Her speech‚ which had the objective to inform‚ did not include stories‚ opinions‚ or any kind of personal point of view. The former governor’s speech was solid and contained several facts that gave
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