Rhetorical Analysis Of Trigger Warnings

Trigger warnings” are warnings that the following content contains strong writing or images which could upset people who have dealt with painful experiences. As of recently trigger warnings have spread from blogs to college classes. Angus Johnston, a history professor at the City University of New York, said that trigger warnings can be a part of "sound pedagogy," noting that students encountering potentially triggering material are "coming to it as whole people with a wide range of experiences, and that the journey we 're going on together may at times be painful. This rhetorical analysis is on an editorial found online on March 31, 2014. The LA Times is a paid daily newspaper located in Los Angeles, California. This editorial’s audience is

One of the logical statements was that “trigger warnings” are part of a campus culture that is increasingly overprotective and hypersensitive in its efforts to ensure that no student is ever offended or made to feel uncomfortable. This statement is effective by asserting that college campus supposed to teach you different things not be overprotective. It made me stop and think about what the author was saying. As a result of the quote I came up with idea of a trigger warning being just like putting a band aid over a mere scab it will do nothing at all to the human being the same goes for college students and “trigger warnings”. “Trigger warnings” will do nothing to a student expect make them miss a ton of information in classes unless they have a valid reason to need to miss that day of class due to PTSD. Another logical thought is how in the world students who miss a class complete the assignments or answer test questions based on the work covered in those classes. They should not only choose the latter course but should explain firmly to students why such a policy would be antithetical to all that college is supposed to provide: a rich and diverse body of study that often requires students to confront difficult or uncomfortable material. Logic was used to get the reader to see that “trigger warnings” should not be forced upon college professors for the sake of their students. The author’s logic can be clearly

The author argues that the use of “trigger warnings” should not become a policy due to the student becoming uncomfortable over a certain lesson in class. The argument is effective in parts, but not as a whole. What about the students who actually are medically unable to deal with a lesson in class due to PTSD? This editorial really only showed the bad side of trigger warnings inside colleges classes instead of showing the pros and the cons like most would. Some people claim that the addition of trigger warnings would not affect a college student’s ability to complete the work. It would also be difficult to do well on parts of a test unless they have a friend who will attend class still and take notes for them. Over all, trigger warnings are not completely bad, but they can most definitely be taken advantage of by students who do not want to go to classes one