Ray Comfort: A Rhetorical Analysis

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An oft used and favorite tactic of confrontational evangelical Christians is the appeal to fear. I am originally from Huntington Beach, California, and on weekends it is not uncommon to see several people on the pier proselytizing. One of the recurrent visitors and dooms day scenario purveyors is Ray Comfort. He is also known on the internet as “The Banana Man” for his argument that common banana’s sold in grocery stores are evidence for the existence of God. Mr. Comfort, as well as many other confrontational evangelical Christians, employ scare tactics when proselytizing to appeal the general public’s fear of death and myriad other topics in order to sway their beliefs or opinions. Appealing to people’s fears is a tactic often used by politicians

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