Let's Stand Up For Liberty Rhetorical Analysis

Classical Argument Analysis During times of national misfortune and war, our basic civil liberties are stripped from us. From freedom of speech for editorialists to being imprisoned for the safety of the country based on ethnicity, Robyn Blumner gives many claims in her article, “Let’s Stand Up for Liberty” to make a point of how the government restricts our basic civil liberties. All through the piece, she uses pathos, logos, and ethos to support her claims and information stated. Her use of pathos to pull the readers emotion was exceptional and can be seen from start to finish. Throughout the whole article, Blumner’s choice of words are very strong and after gaining knowledge, the truth behind them can be seen. At first, reading the article touches you and makes you think, “this is wrong, we should do something about this,” like we do when we read about something that moves us. After analyzing the piece further, you can pick it apart and see that the author only gives you half of the story. In paragraph four, Blumner’s

With her ties to the ACLU chapter in Florida, I think that they are very close minded and so not give the whole picture. As they claim to defend the rights and liberties of all, they defend people to a fault. Today, the ACLU claims that they have been “our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.” Her affiliation with the group can make some people feel uneasy about her and others will share the same thinking, but I personally don’t find her credible. I feel as if her writing was very one sided and bias, she is not being completely honest with her audience and is being sort of manipulative with her writing. Her writing shows so much but so little all at the same time and her flaws slowly come to