Tina Haas – COM220 Week 1 Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices and Argumentation What are some examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech? The very beginning of the speech begins with a campaigner who is introducing their new candidate for Governor and who expresses negative bias towards the current Governor‚ Jim Gettys. It begins by describing the current governing as an “evil domination”. That same campaigner then expresses equal bias but in a positive way‚
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The rupture in the United States that the argument over slavery had made was far too deep and wide to be mended by compromises alone. During the early 1800s‚ Americans were optimistic about fixing the slavery issue by passing laws and bills that satisfied both the North and South‚ but they were proved largely ineffective. It seems that sectionalism had begun to overcome nationalism. Northerners tended to not only disagree with themselves having to comply with fugitive slave laws and with slavery
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ENC1101 A Modest Proposal’s Rhetorical Strategies Jonathan Swift’s 1729 “A Modest Proposal‚” definitely grasps the reader’s attention with an outrageous proposal using satire. His use of rhetorical strategies formats his article into a well-organized argument. The purpose of his argument is to raise awareness about the starving people of Ireland. Swift‚ being one of the most prestigious writers of his times forms a solid argument using each of the following rhetorical strategies‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos
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Machiavelli Critical Writing #4 Introduction: Many people who have read The Prince by Niccoló Machiavelli were appalled by Machiavelli’s fierce and authorative tone he used to assert his ideas‚ especially his concept of how the ends justify the means‚ which slowly made people begin to criticize him and his book as immoral‚ wicked‚ and evil. For this reason‚ Machiavelli began to be insulted as a ruthless and evil person‚ or in the adopted term‚ a Machiavellian. Machiavelli didn’t wish to care for
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Here is our paper that we produced for the group project. Our topic was on the analysis of the moderation processes on Reddit. I have added the introduction and my portion on oversharing. Introduction The integrative social networking platform Reddit combines modern pop culture into a registered discussion website. Established only twelve years ago‚ Reddit is a functional worldwide website that allows its users to submit and comment content in the form of text posts‚ images‚ or direct links. Reddit
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Blackfish Rhetorical Analysis Blackfish‚ the 2013 documentary about the attacks of killer whales provides a profound look on the miserable lives of orcas that are being held against their will. However‚ the film focuses on more than the “Free Willy” longings. This film is extremely emotional and somewhat graphic as it visually shows why killer whales‚ at numerous SeaWorld and marine parks‚ attack the trainers and why these whales should not be held in captivity. Keeping these types of animals in
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Paret Rhetorical Analysis In his article‚ “The Death of Benny Paret”‚ Norman Mailer sorrowfully retells his first-hand account of the tragic death of the boxer‚ Benny Paret and the horror that he witnessed that day. Using figurative language such as similes‚ and diction to enhance the readers’ emotions‚ the author conveys to the reader a sense of shock‚ loss‚ and regret. Mailer retells his heartrending witness of the death of Paret in order to order to convey to his readers of the inhumanity and
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Rhetorical Analysis Peter S. Goodman‚ an executive business and global news editor. In the article “ Foreign News at a Crisis Point ”‚ asserts that foreign journalism needs to change. Goodman supports his claim by first defining the crisis of the situation‚ next illustrated the needs for change in journalism‚ and demonstrating the urgency for reliable news. The author’s purpose is to convince foreign news policies to alter in order to provide accurate news. Goodman asserts an urgent tone in order
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PP. 41-56 ‚ EBSCOhost [Online]. Available from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=d223ab04-454e-417e-a2c6-6d7ccccf8c41%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4211 (Accessed on: 25 May 2014). Porter‚ M. E. (2003). Strategy and the Internet. Harward Business review [Online]. Available from:
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Rhetorical Analysis of a Cartoon As the presidential election approaches‚ America is split‚ debating between Republicans and Democrats‚ but there is one thing that they all would agree on: the price of gas‚ and how ridiculous it has become. Over the summer‚ for the first time ever the national average for gas hit four dollars a gallon. I am going to guess that I didn’t have to tell you that- you already knew. Since most Americans are against high gas prices‚ it makes it easy for a cartoonist
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