Why Domestic Violence Victims Don T Leave Rhetorical Analysis

Leslie Morgan Steiner, TED talk “Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t leave”, analyze how the violence victims interact with their situation. In her talk, Steiner discuss, why victims don't leave their abusers. Steiner argument, creates an argument based with the use of the method of appeal; pathos, an emotional appeal, ethos an appeal that provides credibility, and logos an appeal to logic. Steiner, established her argument using more pathos, while using logos and ethos it's just to support her position.

Even Though, Steiner uses rhetorical strategy of logos, it lacks full persuasive power because she did not offer the audience enough support for her claims. The facts she presents do not include sources or dates for these claims. For instance, she states, “Over the 70% murders happened after the victim has ended the relationship; after she gotten out, the abuser has nothing left to lose”, and “Over the 85% of abusers are men, and domestic abuse happens only intimate,

independent, long-term relationships”. Her arguments were effectively used in her talk; however her claims need sources in order to be fully credible and reliable. This would have made her talk more convincing and powerful.
However, thought emotion, Steiner is effective in supporting her argument, and motivates audience to get into action.

Steiner appeals to her audience’s sense of fear, and shock. For example she tells the audience, by relating her life experience, she gains the audience’s attention “You know that place where Connor was supposed to feel so safe, he bought three guns. He kept one in the glove compartment of our car, he kept one under the pillows and the third one he kept in his pocket at all times”. Though this experience, author effectively relays her fear and consent to her audience. In addition, shock is presented as Steiner describes the acts of violence that she experiences, and how he used his anger as an excuse to hit her several times. Despite, the fear and emotions of her life experiences. Steiner, uses the experience to help the audience to make a change for the better. She effectively encourages the abused to break the silence and help themselves or be beaten by an abuser or even been

killed.
Steiner, ethos is dependent on her B.A in English from Harvard College. Although, she’s not an expert in domestic violence, or a social worker, her own education and experience garner her enough credibility to offer a reasonable opinion on the topic. Because she does not need to establish who she is or what she is talking about, she can assume that her audience will listen, and embrace her ideas. Her talk can help them to be aware of these issue that women, men and families are facing. Domestic violence does not based if you are only female, the domestic violence does not have gender or race, according to Steiner. Steiner believes is essential for her audience to know about the secrets of the domestic violence.
I agree one hundred percent with Steiner’s argument about that the Domestic Violence people need to speak their truth, need to break the silence in order to get rid of the domestic violence in the families, in the relationship and in the children's. She makes a very valid point at the end of her TED talk, “Recognize the early signs of violence and conscientiously intervene, deescalate it, show victims a safe way out. Together we can make our beds, our dinner tables and our families the safe and peaceful oases they should be”. Steiner, states this, because she want that the people who are part of the domestic violence, see that they have many chances to get out of that life and enjoy their lives, that no all the relationships need to be a “Crazy Love”. Let's be more aware this issue, and give the people chance to make the better decisions for them, think how many lives we can safe if we just break the silence.