Essays on Rhetoric Page 7

Transcendentalist Rhetoric in Henry David Thoreau’s Resistance to Civil GovernmentHenry David Thoreau’s writings are manifestoes of the Transcendentalist philosophy, which tackle various subjects from politics to economy or the environment. His essay, Resistance to Civil Government or Civil Disobedience as it is also known, reviews the American government and political life during the nineteenth century….

This paper will discuss the often subtle but effective tools of rhetoric used in inaugural addresses, focusing on former South African President Nelson Mandela’s, in particular. I will argue that the creation of unity is the overriding rhetorical purpose of the inaugural address as a genre, which is synonymous with Burke’s theory of identification To…

In his speech titled “Atoms For Peace” on December 8, 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower aimed to halt the use of atomic bombs and promote global peace. The main goal was to establish peace treaties involving the Soviet Union, Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe in response to the devastating impact of atomic bombings during World War…

Analytical Essay On The Atlanta Compromise Address Booker T. Washington, a highly respected and influential African American figure, was born into slavery and later freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite his challenging background, Washington’s peaceful demeanor and broad education made him a well-rounded individual. In 1895, he delivered his renowned speech known as the “Atlanta…

Although Barack Obama’s policies as President of the United States have been a source of controversy in this country, his prowess at addressing the public does not leave much room for debate. Arguably, Obama’s public speaking skills won him not just his first but also second term as president. In his address to the public…

Scholarly Journals are a valuable and trustworthy resource for obtaining information, conducting research, gaining insight, and forming opinions on various topics. I have selected an article titled “Losing Bodies” by Susie Orbach, which sheds light on the impact of media and culture on women worldwide. The journal effectively employs the rhetorical appeals of logos, pathos,…

In his book, The Storytelling Animal, Johnathan Gottschall conveys the idea that stories have not only been beneficial for the development of humanity and civilization but also completely necessary for our continued survival. “The storytelling mind is a crucial evolutionary adaptation,” he writes. “It allows us to experience our lives as coherent, orderly, and meaningful….

Functional stylistics is a branch of linguistics which studies functional varieties of the literary language determined by specific spheres and aims of communication. In modern society every person constantly finds himself in regularly recurring situations typical of the given culture, in which he has to play a definite social role, i.e. to behave according to…

A Move towards Better Communication Deborah Tannen graduated from The University of California, Berkely, M. A. in 1979 with her PHD in Linguistics. She is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Tannen has written many books where she applies her theory of Linguistics to everyday situations. Some of her books are: That’s Not What…

Abstract. The paper analyzes the rhetorical appeal of two texts through the prism of three classical modes of persuasion: Ethos (appeal to authority), Pathos (appeal to emotion), and Logos (appeal to logic). The two texts are intended for the same target audience, but they advocate different perspectives on the issue of same-sex marriages using distinct…