Why Halloween At College Is So Frightening Rhetorical Analysis
“Why Halloween at College Is So Frightening” With Halloween just recently occurring, I thought it was appropriate to write my rhetorical analysis on something that pertains to both the holiday and what it means for many college students in today’s American society. So, after looking through countless pages of different news websites and periodicals, I finally found one in particular that really caught my eye. It was titled “Why Halloween at College Is So Frightening” and it was written by a professor at Emory University named Mark Bauerlein.
The article began by explaining the “frightening” effects this holiday has on the administration and staff of many universities. With costumes portraying “perpetuate negative stereotypes causing harm …show more content…
He describes that even though many rules have been established to end these behaviors, the administrators are still not making a big enough push to alter the values and norms of the so called “college lifestyle”. This, in my opinion, is the sole purpose of Bauerlein’s persuasive periodical which is obviously targeted to the administrators and staff on college campuses across the United States. As far as Bauerlein’s rhetoric goes, he gets the job done by applying all the key devices in just the right places to convince the reader that change is needed and should be dealt with. He implements ethos by giving an abundance of different statistics of devious acts that college students participate in to earn credibility from the reader. For example, he states that “Thirty-nine percent of college students have gone binge drinking at least once in the previous month. Half of them use illicit drugs.” (Bauerlein 2). In terms of pathos, Bauerlein uses a subtle approach; he does not say anything to spark any emotion to the general public. However, people affected by these issues may feel an emotional response considering it is such a red button issue. Lastly, his application of logos is just obvious. His argument is extremely logical because there is no one benefiting from the situation at all. All in all, I think Bauerlein makes a very convincing and well-written argument that hopefully will
The article began by explaining the “frightening” effects this holiday has on the administration and staff of many universities. With costumes portraying “perpetuate negative stereotypes causing harm …show more content…
He describes that even though many rules have been established to end these behaviors, the administrators are still not making a big enough push to alter the values and norms of the so called “college lifestyle”. This, in my opinion, is the sole purpose of Bauerlein’s persuasive periodical which is obviously targeted to the administrators and staff on college campuses across the United States. As far as Bauerlein’s rhetoric goes, he gets the job done by applying all the key devices in just the right places to convince the reader that change is needed and should be dealt with. He implements ethos by giving an abundance of different statistics of devious acts that college students participate in to earn credibility from the reader. For example, he states that “Thirty-nine percent of college students have gone binge drinking at least once in the previous month. Half of them use illicit drugs.” (Bauerlein 2). In terms of pathos, Bauerlein uses a subtle approach; he does not say anything to spark any emotion to the general public. However, people affected by these issues may feel an emotional response considering it is such a red button issue. Lastly, his application of logos is just obvious. His argument is extremely logical because there is no one benefiting from the situation at all. All in all, I think Bauerlein makes a very convincing and well-written argument that hopefully will