Serenity amidst chaos is hard to achieve. Airports, a place comparable to limbo, notoriously offer little to no peace. Rob Ledonne provides a solution to the calamity: an airport cocktail. In Vogue’s “A Love Letter to the Airport Cocktail,” Ledonne utilizes the rhetorical strategies of tone and imagery to build a sense of ethos, pathos, and logos, effectively conveying that a cocktail at the airport goes beyond the standard drinking experience, and is instead a liberating activity in a place of constant stress and dysfunction. The author begins his argument and establishes his credibility as a cocktail connoisseur by including various descriptions throughout the article. Ledonne writes, “An ice-cold dirty martini on a Friday night after a maddening day at work, or a pina colada on the beach with one of those adorable little toothpick umbrellas sticking out.” With these descriptions of typical drinking scenarios, he can prove himself to be …show more content…
Readers can reminisce on their past experiences and grasp the concept in a more personal way. Since his argument concerns drinking in the specific context of traveling, Ledonne shifts into that arena later in the piece. He writes about ‘Google flight alerts’ ‘checked baggage policies’ ‘nightmare traffic’ and the ‘labyrinth of public transit.’ His proven experience in both the alcohol and airport sectors provides a strong foundation for his argument. This powerful imagery creates a sense of relativity that allows readers to envision themselves in a similar situation, laying the groundwork for a convincing argument. Hyperbolic phrases and playful diction work to further Ledonnes's claim, creating the emotional appeal of pathos. He sets a tone of bluntness and comedy, providing readers with both a sense of comfort and