Rhetorical Analysis How To Use A Paper Towel

Joe Smith

Joe Smith, who wrote “how to use a paper towel” on April 2012, is showing people how to use a paper towel right . He wants to save more paper towels by using one per day. Smith is presenting to the audience of TED talk, whom are wealthy and educated people. Smith uses facts and statistics in his speech to add more flavor to the speech and to make it more effective.
Joe Smith writes “how to use a paper towel.” In this speech he uses facts and statistics well. Smith knows what he is talking about and shows it too. Smith develops this through the first paragraph, and that makes the rest of the speech more effective for the audience. Smith exclaims “ 13 billion used every year” ( Smith 1). The audience knows that Smith must have

done research so it shows how much passion he had for the topic. When an author uses facts or numbers in their speech, this shows that they have passion about it and they have researched about the topic. This adds effectiveness to the speech because it adds drive and passion to the topic.
Additionally, Joe Smith uses mostly informal language in the speech.

He does this because he wants everyone in general to understand his point of view. The speech is towards the audience of TED talk, which are highly intelligent people, so for Joe Smith to use informal language to them is a different idea to do, but it is positive and makes the speech effective. Joe Smith says “ now there is a really fancy invention, it’s the one where you wave your hand and it kicks out” (Smith 12), This shows how Smith talks informally and is laid back when he talks and wants the audience to know how to use a paper towel. This builds up the speech even more and makes it easier to understand and

read.
Joe Smith uses his simple sentences very well, and he uses more these types of sentences than any others. This reasoning is because he wants the audience to stop and think about his facts and how people need to understand them. Smith also adds some other sentence type in the middle of the paragraph; he adds one more thought with a compound complex sentence. Smith does this because he wants the audience to get one more idea in their head before they move on. An effective sentence Smith has is, “ we can do that” (Smith 2). This is an effective example, because it is simple people need to understand that Smith wants the audience to understand what he is saying. Smith is effective and he made the speech that much better for the audience.
To begin, Joe Smith uses informal language in this speech as he uses contractions and informal words.The words he does use fit the “shake, fold” speech because it is informal and he talks in general.

The author is using this type of writing because he wants the audience to think in general. To do that, he needs to talk generally and it is part of life drying one's hands, so Joe Smith does not need to be so formal. The type of writing Smith used shows how people on TED can be informal, and smart, also this persuades the audience because it is a good speech and makes sense to everyone, not just intelligent people. The writing style Smith uses is well

written.
Joe Smith jumps to a conclusion saying that everyone uses paper towels. He used logos to persuade his argument. Smith assumes that everyone should use one paper towel a day. This affects his speech by knowing that not all people use paper towels it would be pointless to them. He uses facts and reasoning well, also, he has a good sense of humor. This makes the speech better to the audience and he had some impressive facts. “ one paper towel per person a day, 571,230,000 are not used. ( Smith 1). He does a fine job of persuading the audience he says, “ shake, fold” often. He is trying to tell the audience, how important those steps are. These words add persuasiveness because he knows what he wants the audience to hear and his tone is excellent too.