Audrey Politte Professor Winter English 102 - 619 5 March 2024 Ericka Andersen Rhetorical Analysis Government regulations cannot solve the opioid epidemic in America. It takes a community and support to help those struggling with addiction. In the article “The Opioid Epidemic is a Cultural Problem”. It Requires Cultural Solutions” by Ericka Andersen published by Washington Examiner. She argues that it takes a community to help those who are struggling with addiction. Government solutions have been to regulate the prescription of opioids. Her audience for this article would be conservatives and people who have struggled or have had a loved one struggle with addiction. Conservatives believe there should be limited government, Ericka Andersen …show more content…
The CBS poll states “Already, nearly three-quarters of Americans believe the government should do more to address the problem” (Andersen). One more quote from the CDC stated in her article, “Deaths by synthetic opioids increased by one-third last year” (Andersen). She has these pieces of statistical evidence in her article. The rest of her evidence is shown by first-hand accounts she has witnessed. When explaining these stories, she gives very little insight into what happened. She states, “.one man from the program who has retained his sobriety for more than 7 years now” (Andersen). This is the only statement she makes about this man and does not explain his story further. This does now show the full story of addiction and recovery, and it only gives an example of one man she has held contact with. She uses little to no actual evidence from sources to support her claim. Ericka Andersen uses ethos and pathos effectively to support her claim that the opioid epidemic is a community issue that the government should not have the ability to put regulations on. She lacks the use of logos throughout her article by not using enough
“The Onion’s” mock press release on the MagnaSoles satirical article effectively attacks the rhetorical devices, ethos and logos, used by companies to demonstrate how far advertisers will go to convince people to buy their products. It does this by using manipulative, “scientific-sounding" terminology, comparisons, fabrication, and hyperboles.
Soon after launch on January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart and shattered the nation. The tragedy was on the hearts and minds of the nation and President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan addressed the county, commemorating the men and woman whose lives were lost and offering hope to Americans and future exploration. Reagan begins his speech by getting on the same level as the audience by showing empathy and attempting to remind us that this was the job of the crew. He proceeds with using his credibility to promise future space travel. Ultimately, his attempt to appeal to the audience’s emotions made his argument much stronger. Reagan effectively addresses the public about the tragedy while comforting, acknowledging, honoring and motivating his audience all in an effort to move the mood from grief to hope for future exploration.
In 102 Minutes, Chapter 7, authors Dwyer and Flynn use ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to the readers’ consciences, minds and hearts regarding what happened to the people inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Of particular interest are the following uses of the three appeals.
“People who had incurred the displeasure of the party simply disappeared and were never heard of again.
Scientists are constantly forced to test their work and beliefs. Thus they need the ability to embrace the uncertainty that science is based on. This is a point John M. Barry uses throughout the passage to characterize scientific research, and by using rhetorical devices such as, comparison, specific diction, and contrast he is able show the way he views and characterizes scientific research.
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April of 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of several civil rights activists who were arrested in Birmingham Alabama, after protesting against racial injustices in Alabama. Dr. King wrote this letter in response to a statement titled A Call for Unity, which was published on Good Friday by eight of his fellow clergymen from Alabama. Dr. King uses his letter to eloquently refute the article. In the letter dr. king uses many vivid logos, ethos, and pathos to get his point across. Dr. King writes things in his letter that if any other person even dared to write the people would consider them crazy.
In 1729, Jonathan Swift published a pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal”. It is a satirical piece that described a radical and humorous proposal to a very serious problem. The problem Swift was attacking was the poverty and state of destitution that Ireland was in at the time. Swift wanted to bring attention to the seriousness of the problem and does so by satirically proposing to eat the babies of poor families in order to rid Ireland of poverty. Clearly, this proposal is not to be taken seriously, but merely to prompt others to work to better the state of the nation. Swift hoped to reach not only the people of Ireland who he was calling to action, but the British, who were oppressing the poor. He writes with contempt for those who are oppressing the Irish and also dissatisfaction with the people in Ireland themselves to be oppressed.
Timothy Lynch, writing in the conservative magazine the National Review, writes about how the drug war has not made very much progress and has essentially failed. Lynch writes about how voters in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, and Maine that have rejected ideas to improve the war on drugs and instead they “approved initiatives calling for the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes” (40). Lynch also writes that “the supply of drugs has not been hampered in any serious way by the war on drugs” (41). This supports the conservative’s claim that the war on drugs is not making any progress to stop the supply of drugs coming into America. Conservative writer for the magazine National Review, William Buckley, shows his outrage towards the Council on Crime in America for their lack of motivation to change the drug policies that are ineffective. Buckley asks, “If 1.35 million drug users were arrested in 1994, how many drug users were not arrested? The Council informs us that there are more than 4 million casual users of cocaine” (70). Buckley goes on to discuss in the article, “Misfire on Drug Policy,” how the laws set up by the Council were meant to decrease the number of drug users, not increase the number of violators. Richard Lowry writes an article for the National Review, quoting a Council on Foreign Relations report on drug eradication policies
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
A rhetoric analysis can be defined as the breakdown of components used to make a persuasive argument or judgment on a particular subject or topic. The ability to make a conclusion or decision on a given thought or idea in a moment of seconds is a result of rhetorical analysis. “Because media rhetoric surrounds us, it is important to understand how rhetoric works. If we refuse to stop and think about how and why it persuades us, we can become mindless consumers who buy into arguments about what makes us value ourselves and what makes us happy”. In Carroll’s essay “Backpacks Vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis”, she discusses the nature of rhetorical analysis, how it affects our everyday lives and explains the role context plays.
The movie trailer “Rio 2”, shows a great deal of pathos, ethos, and logos. These rhetorical appeals are hidden throughout the movie trailer; however, they can be recognized if paying attention to the details and montage of the video. I am attracted to this type of movies due to the positive life messages and the innocent, but funny personifications from the characters; therefore, the following rhetorical analysis will give a brief explanation of the scenes, point out the characteristics of persuasive appeals and how people can be easily persuaded by using this technique, and my own interpretation of the message presented in the trailer.
In this passage from Everfair, Shawl shows that while riding her bicycle is a thrilling experience full of danger, it is precisely because of this that it brings Lisette joy. Through symbolism, sentence fragments, compounding words, and imagery, Shawl conveys that riding her bicycle is a powerful and liberating experience for Lisette as a young woman living in the late 1800s because it allows her to escape from the societal pressures of her time. Shawl uses vivid imagery throughout this passage to illustrate the danger of riding her bicycle and show that amidst this danger, Lisette finds joy. Shawl describes that “insects buzzed about her exposed skin, her face and hands and wrists and ankles, waiting to bite.” When Lisette started riding her bike, it was on a road that was “stony” and “rutted.”
Jonathan Kozol revealed the early period’s situation of education in American schools in his article Savage Inequalities. It seems like during that period, the inequality existed everywhere and no one had the ability to change it; however, Kozol tried his best to turn around this situation and keep track of all he saw. In the article, he used rhetorical strategies effectively to describe what he saw in that situation, such as pathos, logos and ethos.
Director Steven Spielberg and auther Markus Zusak, in their intriguing production, movie Saving Private Ryan and book The Book Thief, both taking place during World War II. However , in Saving Private Ryan Spielberg focus on a lot of complications that occur during war , but guilt was one difficulty that stood out to me. Zusak, on the other hand , showas that having courage during war can be a advantage and also an disadvantage depending on the situation. Both director and author grabed the audience attention with emotional and logical appeal.
when they could be shown them from a different angle and sketch a profile of a woman who disagrees with her objectification, rebels against the imposed schemas, and permits herself “unwomanly actions” (Krolokke, 3) that launched three waves of feminism. In Three Waves of Feminism: From Suffragettes to Grrls (2005) Charlotte Krolokke discusses briefly the three time periods depicting feminine struggle for equality and abolishing the labels attached to femininity. In order to ensure themselves feeling of justice, equality, and opportunity to decide about their lives - not only domestic sphere - feminists decided to struggle for a right to vote. Enfranchisement was an opportunity to demonstrate that past stereotypes are not valid as women could be as good business(wo)men and politicians, but more importantly, they were to abolish the stereotypes of helplessness, passivity and dependence upon their partners. Men and women were officially claimed to be “equall in all respects; therefore to deny women the vote was to deny them full citizenship” (Krolokke 2005: 5) what meant violation of human rights.