Rhetorical Analysis Of Last Week Tonight By John Oliver

When talking about controversial topics in today’s society, people with larger followings often need to be a little bit more cautious and concise with their opinions or feelings in order to avoid sparking widespread arguments and audience backlash. With people in today’s world arguably growing more and more sensitive to ideas that oppose their own, humor is often a safer tactic to use to lighten the mood and make points without coming off as too offensive. John Oliver often uses humor and lighthearted jokes to talk about topics and present ideas on his show “Last Week Tonight”. In his comedic attempt to explain and bring up issues dealing with economic development, Oliver uses information about how state and local governments offer extremely
People will often click on a video hoping to leave with more knowledge than they began with. In the end they won’t learn anything at all because of the biased opinion that people often throw out. I feel that Oliver did a fairly good job of keeping the purpose of his segment clear and concise. After watching the video, it was clear to me that he intended to explain or provide further information in order to better understand the economic development currently taking place in the United States. He used real examples of corporations being lured into locations and all of the money that is being used for tax breaks that go along with this luring. The examples that he used helped to work towards his overall purpose and that was quickly very evident to me. The genre used throughout the video was geared more towards comedy and I feel that helped positively affect the purpose. The use of comedy helped to engage me further on a topic I otherwise wouldn’t have been interested in and got me to laugh at points. When information is dry and boring throughout the presentation, it can be harder for people to focus on, so the fact that comedy was added really helped keep me
With something as large as the current state of economic development, the voices and opinions on the subject can be found being discussed by people far and wide. Anyone interested in politics in general could be found discussing this topic, however it doesn’t just stop there. Anyone involved in the business world could also take an interest in this topic because of the widespread effect the economy has on people in many different sectors of the world. Economic development is an on-going issue because as long as there has been a need for more jobs and more money flowing throughout the economy, there has been the topic of how the economy itself is developing. What drives the passion for this topic is the public’s general interest in the well-being of the economy. This topic itself could fit into much larger conversations when discussing the success of President Trump and how he has impacted the economy. Whether you support him or are against him, people can always talk about the state of the