Rhetorical Analysis: The Only Real Alternative To War

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How does this sound I already submitted it just want your opinion (Assignment was to respond to something in the book with 200 plus words):

The quote: "The only real alternative to war is rhetoric." said by Wayne Booth is thought provoking, in that rhetoric as history has proven is usable both positively and negatively. Rhetoric the art and method of persuasion, involves comprehending every side of a situation and being able to use that information to make an ethical, logical argument or proposal. Hitler was a master of this art, his speeches convinced Germany to incinerate every Jewish person. The thought that this craft could feasibly act as the alternative to war is inconceivable. Unless you

look at the people who have utilized the art of rhetoric for both ethical and logical purposes. Such as Martin Luther King Jr, who not only managed to start a movement to end segregation, but did it peacefully and constitutionally. In my mind that is the embodiment of Rhetoric, he thought of all sides of the situation, and made a logical, ethical argument to end segregation and the argument in turn created a movement that would end the war incinerating segregation. The Treaty of Versailles is another example of rhetoric being used for good, a small group of thoughtful committed people came together to change the border issues after WWI, and as a group agreed upon a solution. Now I turn back to the quote "The only real alternative to war is rhetoric" and I now understand what he meant. Although in my mind war is still inevitable for until all people learn to think rhetorically there will still be evil which will start an unavoidable war that rhetoric will end.