Ke(N)neth Cole Ad Response

My initial response to this add is that it is a very simplistic and dark contrasted with the happiness of a smile.This ad fits perfectly with his series in the way that his message makes everyone equal. The designers have played with stereotypes through making the model not what the typical person would think of a person with cancer. Individuals would further claim the motto “We all walk in different shoes” through talking about personalities and different experience that one goes through in life. The evidence of the emotional argument is shown threw the smile of the model.

The What If add are specially effective in conveying their argument of aids. The audience of this ad is geared toward all parents.The strongest appeal is their emotional appeal of pathos in which one claims “If you kid had aids you’d have more to worry about than clean socks”. This statement is very blunt which stirs up an emotion of realization of the things that are taken for granted. The choice of black and white makes sure that the viewer is focused on the message with a serious tone.

Nabe’s (I)Ncite on Mark Coleman’s Review

Mark Coleman argues his viewpoint about water use through reviewing and critiquing Bottlemania, a book questioning the sale of water by Elizabeth Royte. Coleman’s argument is geared towards those that have read the book and those that purchase bottles of water. The writer of this piece appeals to the audience through the strong use of facts and referencing the text that he is critiquing. Coleman establishes his ethos through, not being an expert of water but by using facts from sources. Not only does his ethos shine but it also demonstrates how he portrays logos to develop his argument. He does this very well in his introductory paragraph as a way to captivate the reader to continue reading his view on bottled water. The pathos is not that outstanding however Mark Coleman uses some techniques to bring some type of emotion to the piece. An example of his use of pathos is when uses the rhetorical question: “What drives this obsessive thirst — this compulsion to pay for something we can essentially get for free?”.  Overall, Mark Coleman’s argument was highly effective, due to his interesting delivery of his points by reviewing a source. Mark Coleman was able to use a combination of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos to convey his argument.

Nabe’s reaso(N)ing of Michaels Article

Walter Benn Michaels writes about why rich people are considered as a different race. Though it is not clear, the audience is believed to be those that have a background in american literature. Walter Michaels appeals to his audience through his use of sourcing top pieces of literature such as the Great Gatsby and citing a highly accredited author, Ernest Hemingway. He develops his argument through explanation of the the novel and the ideals of the main character. He transitions into speaking about diversity and race in which he implements a Logos by using history of discrimination and explaining court cases pertaining to the argument. The ethos in this piece shines because of Michaels references to concrete sources. Michael uses a handful of books to support his points. The pathos was done very well through his language in his parenthesis. Michaels interestingly keeps using “–” as a rhetorical element to help establish his voice within this article. In addition to his language, the structure and organization is very easy to follow because he transitions through topics seamlessly. He begins about explaining class discrimination and converts to speaking of racial discrimination. Overall the argument is effective because of his strong Logos and Ethos.

Nabe’s (I)Nquiry on Mark Brittman’s Article

The author, Mark Bittman, created this article to be geared toward the American people. Within his paper he talks about how Americans are now realizing the value in healthy food. Mark Brittman tries to appeal to them through having an organized argument filled with a more playful tone and intriguing language. Pathos seems to be the primary rhetorical device that sticks out in this piece. The authors language seems to make his argument a little less formal which therefore captivates the reader to understand the point that he develops. The language within this article helps display the ethos of the author. Within all of Mark Brittman’s parenthetical statements, he displays his comedic and satirical nature. The element of Logos is displayed through Mark Brittman’s talk of food history. He uses concrete examples to add to the explanation for his argument. For example, when Mark Brittman explains the rare cuisines of immigrants he lists out the different countries and the people associated with them. Overall, I feel that this was an exceptional argument mostly due language Mark Brittman used to enhance his pathos. The structure of his argument is easy to follow and the main points are very clear within each paragraph.

Nabe’s (A)Nalyis Short Argumentative Essay

My Short Argumentative essay on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was purposed to be read by my classmates, professor and those that watch movies. I appeal to my readers through setting up an intriguing introduction and establishing a clear thesis followed by logical arguments. Within my argument I noticed that within my piece that I used more logos and pathos. My ethos was lacking in this paper due to the limited use of sources to establish my credentials to analyze this particular movie. Next time I plan on using more quotes from my sources.

Nabe’s (A)Nalysis of Melanie Mock’s article of Church and State

This piece seems to be geared towards those people of Christian beliefs that are for the combination of church and state. Melanie Mock tries to appeal to this particular audience by means of using a strong descriptive opening made up of positive adjectives to describe Christmas time. Pathos is represented more throughout than other rhetorical elements. Majority of the points claimed have some type of emotional tie to the author, For example, Mock claims “The reasons for my own beliefs are complicated, wrapped as they are in my church denominations history of persecution by church-states”. She seems to display her views through this article because of her background of beliefs rather than providing facts toward persuasion. It was particularly interesting and disappointing of how many times she used “I” to support her claim. After reading this article, I felt somewhat unsatisfied and unchanged by her arguments. Personally, I do not feel that this argument is very effective; Mock should have provided a more logos within her argument to have her audience to act on the separation Christmas and state.

Rhetorical Analysis of RE: Your Brains

This particular set lyrics about a zombie named Bob who tries to persuade Tom,a co-worker, to let him eat his brains. The purpose of the argument is to change Tom’s mind into conforming with the zombies. Bob, the zombie, is the main person who tries creating the argument. Bob tries to appeal to the audience through rhetorical questioning to make Tom’s thoughts seem sensless as well as turn the argument as a benefit for him to be persuaded. For example, Bob says “I’d like to help you, Tom, in any way I can”(Coulton). This creates a pathos emotion of trust which works in the arguments favor. Bob, makes some logical points within his argument when speaks about how Tom will eventually run out food and guns and there for he will eventually have to conform to being consumed. The Ethos of the zombie argument really lies in the friendship of Bob and Tom from the text it seems like both of the main characters seem like just coworkers but he does say that  “We’re not unreasonable…” (Coulton). Overall the argument was developed pretty well.

Nabe’s (I)Ntroduction

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Chinese Proverb

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