The Use Of Rhetoric In Sowing The Seed

In this paper I am going to discuss the rhetorical appeals, as well as the argumentative structure, audience and purpose set forth by George W. Bush in his September 27 speech in Flagstaff, Arizona. More specifically I will refer to the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos, and explain how they are used to gain the support and attention of the audience and further the further the purpose of the speech. As I explain these appeals I will also give an insight into the argumentative structure and why it is apparent in this particular speech.

Any speech tries to persuade the audience to accomplish the goal of the speaker. There are multiple modes of persuasion. These modes include Logos and Pathos. Logos is the actual evidence and argument whereas pathos is the speakers appeal to the audience’s emotions. In Mary Fisher’s 1992 Republican National Convention Address also known as “A Whisper of AIDS” Fisher speaks to America about the seriousness of HIV and AIDS. Fisher uses both logos and pathos to appeal to the audience. She urges America to take action by using evidence and experiences to promote emotions and certain attitudes to her audience.

How do writers and speakers keep their audiences interested? Many speakers today use a method, which consists of ethos, logos, and pathos. Two popular men, Martin Luther King and Sam Berns, both utilize ethos, logos, and pathos in a way to build their speeches, “The Street Sweeper” and “My Philosophy for a Happy Life.” Even though they both portray those, they don’t always do it in the same manner. When watching speeches, the speaker always needs to be trusted by the audience, which is another way of saying, displaying ethos. They do this in order to hook the reader’s attention. Along with that, they also want to hear logical words and phrases, logos, from the speaker. Putting an emotional twist on things helps others stay interested in what they are discussing as well. Despite the many ways that King and Berns favor each other, there are many ways in which they differ throughout their speeches.

Through the use of ethos, pathos, and/or logos; style, word choice, and tone; and the author's purpose are magnified through the authors use of language. As an author, the goal is not to change the reader's mind, but to help he or she see a new point of view using ethos, pathos, and/or logos; style, word choice, and tone. Through many persuasive techniques, writers bring credibility to their arguments. The beginning remarks

Christine Caine’s speech at Passion is geared toward ending modern-day slavery and sex trafficking, and she makes her argument through the rhetorical development of the Christian Identity. Caine seeks to encourage her audience to adopt Christian values to change communities around the world. In positioning herself as a Christian, Caine works to establish credibility by using the Bible, assuming her audience will find the embodiment of truth within her speech. Caine makes her argument without using any statistical information to center the focus of her argument on scripture. Through referencing this scripture and offering anecdotes, Caine’s position then becomes powerful by equipping her audience with the ability to become directly involved

The use of rhetoric is powerful, dangerous, and has the influence to change people’s opinion. So in the article “Art of the Steal: This Is How Trump Lost $916M and Avoided Tax” David Cay Johnston effectively uses rhetoric to suede his viewers towards his opinion. Johnston uses pathos, ethos, logos, tonal shifts, and inductive and deductive reasoning to try to explain to his readers how the presidential candidate ,Donald Trump, lost and made money..The author explains how the use of ethos, the appealing towards ethics, helps shift the audience’s view of Donald Trump. Johnston also uses the emotions of the reader to help his own claim, through the use of pathos. Through the use of logos, the use of logic, the

Flannery O’Connor reveals many things about ignorance and morals in her short story, “Revelation”. The story takes place in a doctor’s waiting room and revolves around the thoughts of the protagonist, Mrs. Turpin, who, after working out her opinion of each person in the room, concludes that many of the people in the room, as well as many outside of the room, are inferior to her. Her shallowness is very apparent and her ignorance is slowly revealed throughout the story, leading up to a point where a young girl viciously insults and attacks her, and ultimately reveals Mrs. Turpin’s own bigotry to her. O’Connor makes use of the three rhetorical appeals -- ethos, pathos, and logos -- to convey to the reader that bigotry blinds an individual to

The art of writing is at times concrete and precise, while at other times it is abstract and perplexing. Regardless of the mood or style a piece of writing creates, the majority of speakers want to appeal to their audience. This desire to please is usually associated with three rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos. These terms are important tools for persuasion created by Aristotle; he stated that if we believe a speaker is honorable and good, we are more inclined to listen and take what he or she is arguing more seriously. Using different appeals to hook an audience is clever, and to successfully persuade an audience is a skill that some spend their lives perfecting, especially when their argument will be critiqued and exposed to the general public.

In Eric Hartman’s, “Let Those Who Ride Decide!”, Hartman uses logos, ethos, and pathos to persuade his audience into agreeing with his position on the debate as to whether or not motorcyclists should wear helmets. Using these three modes of persuasion, Hartman intends to appeal to his audience in different ways to ensure that his argument is strong and convincing. It is very important for writers to use these types of persuasion due to the fact that without them, the essay’s argument would be very weak and less likely to persuade an audience.

Comfort makes a few small arguments to the individuals setting them up to see how awful abortion is. First, he argues that the Holocaust was a horrific genocide of innocent people, on the whole many people did not know what the Holocaust was, but they readily agreed with him that it was horrendous after he explained what it was. Next, he likened legalizing abortion in the United States to allowing our own Holocaust to take place. Here is where the arguing actually begins, because the people viewed the Jews lives as more human than unborn babies. Comfort makes the people try to explain why one life is less human, and tells them that Hitler had convinced other races that Jews were less than human too. People start to understand what he is saying but are still resistant to admit that they may be wrong. His final point or argument is that abortion is murder, and murder is bad. Most of the people being interviewed reach a point that they admit that abortion is wrong, and Comfort gives them the Ten Commandments and a brief message of salvation. That is the layout of his argument with each individual, each argument uses elements of the rhetorical appeal, which created this convincing and effective argument.

To inspire change in an audience well-set in their ways, sometimes an argument has to be just as bold as the bold ideas presented. This robust approach creates can present a well-crafted, effective argument, for it confronts the audience with a strong ethical stance and difficult to ignore facts, forcing the audience to undergo an examination of their own beliefs. Peter Singer utilizes this form of argument while using dramatic hypothetical situations and statistics in his essay, which ultimately proves to be effective than his more passive TEDtalk speech. Singer throughout his essay establishes strong logos, starting off with describing the findings of philosophy professor Peter Unger. Paraphrasing some of Unger's findings, he describes how

In English 101 my professor told us to remember that the meaning of rhetoric was to write and speak persuasively. In that class we really focused on how the authors used rhetoric to persuade their audiences. Personally, I think the word rhetoric has a few different meanings. When I think of rhetoric I think about being able to effectively influence or persuade an audience. In order to effectively persuade someone you have to support and back up so I also think about the different things you include in a paper or speech to help you get your point across. For example, all of the rhetorical devices and appeals come to mind. The ones that I immediately think about are ethos, pathos, and logos.

To begin, persuasion and rhetoric are very powerful methods of influencing an audience. They are mainly achieved using three key components. They are known as ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is an appeal to ethics and it is a means of convincing someone of the character

What is it about some people that make others just stop whatever they are doing and listen to their words? Well, it is more than just magnetism, it is strategy. There are many tools and techniques to employ when writing or speaking to connect with one’s audience. Ethos, pathos, and logos are a simple but effective representation of these techniques. In her passionate TED talk, “The Power of Introverts”, Susan Cain employs many rhetorical strategies that allow her to connect with her audience and make her talk more powerful.

It is very important for Christians to adapt to modern American society, especially when it comes to things like media, and the ever popular political correctness. In chapter seven, the authors focus on how those who are focused on rhetoric need to engage in public entertainment, especially when speaking publicly. Public speaking is not simply spoken words but the act of the speech, or other forms of media, the agent, or the person who communicates the artifact, the agency or the means of communicating the act, such as a concert, or public presentation. These critics need to also be aware of the background or scene behind the act, as well as the purpose or intent of the message. It needs some form of significance (134). By using these steps, the critic can effectively