Essays on Rhetoric

How can four simple words change the world? What effect did they have on African-American history? Martin Luther King Jr, an American civil rights activist, spoke out against issues regarding race in the United States, during his famous speech referred to as “I have a…

Annie Dillard in her essay, “Living like Weasels” states that weasels live a life of freedom compared to where a human lives a life of choice. She supports her claim by first sharing her experience with the encounter with a weasel, and then she compares…

In Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods, he argues the separation of people and nature has grown exceptionally and continues to grow everyday. When the world was first discovered men used its natural resources to survive, however the society today has done the complete…

Letter from Birmingham Jail: Rhetorical Analysis Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in April of 1963 for participating in a march, which was a march fighting for the equal rights for African Americans. While confined in the Birmingham City Jail, King wrote a rebuttal letter…

In “Backpacks vs Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis”, Laura Bolin Carroll clarifies the requirement of rhetorical analysis to help with disentangling the reason and aim behind plenty of circumstances experienced every day. She elucidates the subject by depicting the means required to viably do this….

Aristotle “Rhetoric” Aristotle, in his treatise “Rhetoric,” gives his positive opinion over the subject of rhetoric, explaining the reasoning of why should be taught and spread. Starting with chapter one, Aristotle gives individual examples as to why rhetoric is important and should be used. Firstly,…

In the 1980’s, the HIV/AIDS Epidemic began, which would lead to the death of “6 Million” by 1996 and would affect millions more. The film, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP, follows the activist group in their mission to procure national recognition- by…

The effective use of rhetoric is a key part of speeches as they evoke emotions and persuade the audience; enabling the orator to establish their focus whilst creating a sense of trust and transparency. A key example of this is reflected within both Anwar Sadat’s…

Authors of informational texts use techniques to create meaning and emphasize their ideas. These are called rhetorical devices. Imagine watching someone give a speech. If the speaker is simply looking down at a piece of paper and listing facts in a monotone voice, you likely…

It is evident that style in political discourse can help politicians to reach different purposes like impressing the public or obtaining support from them. Each politician has his own style when speaking to the public or to the media: in order to get their purposes,…