Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in an Article In a blog posting from 2007‚ Pharinet asserts her beliefs about the pressing modern issue of whether or not everybody should go to college. Due to the controversial nature of this topic‚ many well-executed rhetorical strategies are needed in order for Pharinet to convey her point and convince the reader that her argument is valid. In her article‚ “Is College for Everyone?” Pharinet utilizes many rhetorical strategies such as a calm‚ reasonable tone
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Ebro February 12‚ 2013 Dog Days: A Rhetorical Analysis of an Article on Euthanasia “We love him; he’s ruining our lives” states loyal caregiver‚ Louise Aronson‚ about her family dog‚ Byron (Aronson‚ 17). This author faces one of life’s most difficult choices: life or death? While being a controversial topic‚ Louise does a good job supporting her positive views of euthanasia. She argues that euthanasia is the merciful‚ ethical decision throughout her article. Imagery aids this trusted resource’s
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Lauren Rhetorical Analysis of “The New Eugenics” George Neumayr is an executive editor of The American Spectator‚ which is a conservative journal devoted to politics and culture. In 2005‚ George Neumayr wrote in this journal an article called “The New Eugenics.” In this article‚ he focuses on the ethical and moral values of aborting a disabled fetus. In his article‚ George Neumayr uses three strategies to present his argument including giving background information about prenatal screening‚
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society in very useful ways. In most cases‚ these people are viewed as being courageous. This kind of a reaction is typical but not always honest. There are a lot of people are uncomfortable around those that are considered “less than normal”. In her article The Abortion Debate No One Wants to Have‚ Patricia Bauer writes about Down’s syndrome and abortion. Bauer is a former reporter and bureau chief for the Washington Post. Bauer writes about some of those in our society who have an indifferent
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In the article “The New Literacy” by Clive Thompson‚ he argues alongside with Stanford University professor Andrea Lunsford that technology‚ specifically social media‚ is improving students’ writing ability. There is a great deal of debate when judging social media and how it has affected this generation for the better or worse. According to Thompson‚ Lunsford indicates that technology is motivating and improving the writing capability of our peers today. Personally‚ I disagree with Thompson’s positive
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David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times and he wrote an article in the opinion pages called “Weed: Been There. Done That.” This subject is a controversial one and will continue to be a topic of concern for many years to come. Everyone has either taken part or knows of people that have used this drug. In this article he goes on to discourage the use of weed and it’s legalization in the states by using his life experiences with the substance. Brooks begins by mentioning the health setbacks
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Rhetorical Analysis of Timothy Quinn’s article "Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in Three Urban Habitats Types of Western Washington" In the book Engaging Inquiry‚ Judy Kirscht and Mark Schlenz detail the specifications of a scientific article. They speak about what each section should contain and what questions each section should answer. The article "Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in Three Urban Habitats Types of Western Washington" was written by Timothy Quinn‚ a graduate student at the
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Professor Paisley Mann English 110B 19 October 2012 A Rhetorical Analysis of “For the Love of Joe: The Language of Starbucks” In the journal article “For the Love of Joe: The Language of Starbucks” (2008)‚ Constance M. Ruzich analyzes the success and rise to popularity of The Starbucks Coffee Company around the globe. The article is written and structured for the general public to read and understand. It is meant to be an informative article and as such‚ Ruzich makes use of a lot of data and includes
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Democracy only works if the United States citizens are informed responsibly and frequently. As citizens who are actively involved in elections -whether by voting or running for office- United States citizens need to be informed by non-bias news networks. Politicians rely on Americans not to be informed‚ that they will follow their words and plans without looking at them closer and seeing their flaws. Davis Mindich reflects this well in his passage. When citizens are not informed about what is happening
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The article by Brown is about the very important electronic device‚ our ‘smart phones’ that deliberately keeps us pre-occupied though out the day‚ at times when need it the most for easing our works‚ checking news‚ researching and other times when we are bored‚ something to keep our minds busy with. Smart phones are very useful devices and in some cases it’s a requirement to have it for most of us. Brown throughout his writing tries to convey his point that the frequent use of smart phones has its
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