Rhetorical Analysis Of Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions
Becca Yoder
Henderson
English 201
21 April 2011
Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions? - Rhetorical Analysis
“How on earth could a society make such an obviously disastrous decisions as to cut down all the trees on which it depended?” was the question that started Jared Diamonds urge to do further research on societal collapses (392). His urge to write about this topic resulted from a conversation he had about the collapse of Easter Island society. In this piece of Diamonds “Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions,” he discusses past and present societies that have fallen due to their inability to handle oncoming disasters. In general, Diamonds target audience is societies. He uses various strategies to draw
Henderson
English 201
21 April 2011
Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions? - Rhetorical Analysis
“How on earth could a society make such an obviously disastrous decisions as to cut down all the trees on which it depended?” was the question that started Jared Diamonds urge to do further research on societal collapses (392). His urge to write about this topic resulted from a conversation he had about the collapse of Easter Island society. In this piece of Diamonds “Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions,” he discusses past and present societies that have fallen due to their inability to handle oncoming disasters. In general, Diamonds target audience is societies. He uses various strategies to draw