Essays on Rhetorical Strategies

In ENGL 1301, one of the first few concepts discussed was the importance of mastering rhetorical skills. The mastering of these skills can be done by making appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos. Using these appeals enables writers to reach their audiences from different angles,…

Many writers create a book to influence a particular audience and to accomplish this, they use different rhetorical methods to persuade. “The Qualities of the Prince” written by Niccolo Machiavelli discusses the qualities he believes a prince should have to be a strong leader. Some…

In 1960s Alabama there was a lot of civil unrest, especially in a city called Birmingham. Martin Luther King, Jr. was leading protests and eventually got arrested. This led to the letter called A Call For Unity, which is a statement by Alabama clergymen addressing…

Introduction/Background Public speaking is the art of designing and delivering a message to an audience. This involves understanding the audience and speaking goals, selecting elements for the speech that will engage the audience with the topic, and delivering the message skilfully (Wrench, Goding, Johnson &…

Summary & Critique Essay Priya S. Gupta’s article entitled “The American Dream, Deferred: Contextualizing Property After the Foreclosure Crisis” is about the foreclosures of the mid 2000’s and how the author believes that, “in order to formulate new federal housing and homeownership policy goals, the…

Rhetorical Analysis of The Scarlet Letter In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses rhetorical strategies to characterize Puritans by stressing upon their rigorous moral values through the use of symbolism, extended metaphors, and hypocrisy to create the story of a woman who commits…

Inequality among writers Articles and pieces of writing can be used to not only analyze but also to persuade the reader. The authors may use different claims and use supporting evidence in order to persuade the reader to support the claim that they are writing…