Ethos And Logos In Leaving America To America By J. Wright

Three approaches found to support Wright’s claim towards the audience/reader are logos, ethos, and pathos. Wright was able to support his claim that leaving America to France opened opportunities for him to experience freedom and equality. Through the course of the article, Wright was able to display strong evidence of ethos, and pathos to support his statement. Nonetheless, he did present logical evidence, but not enough as the other appeals. One of the appeals is ethos, which is the character of the speaker/writer. This refers back to how credible the writer’s knowledge is. An example of this is that Wright speaks about his experience trying to purchase a home in America as well as in France. In the text, he states, “In the home of my

This approach is towards the writer’s reasoning, was the writer clearly asserting their thesis? As well as the evidence, was it current and/or accurate? He was able to appeal to logos when he speaks about during that period he did not have the legal right to have a passport. For example, in the opening he states, “I was packed, ready to leave, but no passport was forthcoming. I discovered, in consulting lawyer, that, as an American citizen, I had no legal to a passport, that passport could be given or withheld at the discretion of the government…” Wright exhibited how leaving from America to France was a struggle based on the government system at the time. Opposite from the government system now, as an American citizen, you are entitled of having in possession a passport. He elaborates on this experience to prove America was an injustice country beyond his control. He did not want the reader to look at him as a person ranting about having bad experiences life just like every other person. He trying to inform that he dealt with issue personally in America but yet politically. It puts readers in the perspective that he is not about himself but America effects everyone else too because the rights the county lacks. Even though he presented logos, it was not effective through the article. He did not provide any further logical facts to how he concluded his claim expect this situation. As an outsider looking in he did not do well expanding

His strengths to reason with the reader are ethos and pathos constantly through the text. However, his weakness is logos because there were not too many facts or evidence to support his claim. I was able to connect with him emotionally, placing myself in his shoes. Feeling as though no matter how wealthy I could be and/or successful as another ethic group. I would never receive the same rights I desire and deserve even if I worked harder than they did. I believe what Wright was saying because he dealt with this feeing almost his whole life. He was knowledgeable comparing life in America to France. Instead of reading a novel and looking up life in France, he took me through his thoughts of his perception of French people. As well as the different living