Rhetorical Analysis On Jason Brennan

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Blackboard Discussion 1:  After reviewing both the article and video, I think Jason Brennan had a stronger argument as to why he feels Capitalism is better. One of the first things he starts off with is a counter argument and a response that really strengthens his argument. Another thing that really helps him is that he tries not to be biased by saying that he is capitalist but he lives in a community. Although both the video and article provide clever examples, I feel as if Brennan provides more examples that really help persuade his audience. It is a little hard to compare them upon who is more persuasive because the article is just a short summary of a much larger book, and the video's presentation is more effective because you really know what angle he is coming from. Brennan was also well prepared in the interview to defend his side. Both Cohen and Brennan really took their audiences into consideration and made it a little bit easier for those that may not know a lot about the topic to understand. …show more content…

Most people pay no attention to the small hopeless children. "In the room a child is sitting. It could be a boy or girl. It looks about six, but actually is nearly ten. It is feeble-minded. Perhaps it was born defective or perhaps it has become imbecile through fear, malnutrition, and neglect" (Le Guin, 3). These children most of the time go unnoticed. They are too scared to speak up about the issue or their parents beating them at home. At home "-sometimes the door rattles terribly and opens, and a person, or several people, are there. One of them may come and kick the child and make it stand up" (Le Guin, 3). These children also feel as if they speak up no one will listen because no one has ever listened to them before. "I will be good, it says. Please let me out. I will be good! They never answer". When these children finally leave they never come back to the disgust they left

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