The article primarily relies on an anecdote of the author's vacation to prove a point. The author primarily uses pathos to show the dangerous conditions and how terrible it is. He backs up this pathos with some logos and states facts about these conditions. He does appeal to ethos by showing how at one time he also believed in libertarian politics but since his travels he now knows they do not work.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Analysis of My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul & their groupies were all debunked
The article I read was "My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul & their groupies were all debunked" by Edwin Lyngar. The subject of this article is how libertarian politics and their effect on Honduras. The occasion was is vacation to Honduras and how dangerous it is in the country and its conditions. The audience is anyone who thinks libertarian politics are good. The purpose of this article is to condemn libertarian politics as a terrible system that benefits only the rich and causes more violence and poverty.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Prescription drug costs
The article was "The $750 pill" by theweek.com. This article discusses how pharmaceutical companies overcharge for their pills. It talks about specific cases, especially Shkreli's habit of raising prices exorbitantly, such as making pills that cost $1 all the way up to $750. The purpose of this article is to expose how big pharma exorbitantly raises costs and influences politics in such a way that allows for them to continue doing this. The audience of this article are Americans who both vote and/ or take prescription medication.
This article mostly appeals to logos. It mentions statistics of what thing cost and how much the pharma companies pay to make the drugs. It also appeals to pathos with loaded language with how the companies are over charging those who have no choice but to pay. The author does not reference himself in the writing but does appeal to ethos by mentioning authorities in the subject. The article does not make many direct rhetorical appeals but does contain loaded language and an overall tone of anger at these companies actions. The article primarily uses the rhetorical strategy of exemplification to get its point across.
Friday, February 12, 2016
College majors
The article is "The Economic Guide to Picking a College Major" by Ben Casselman. This article talks about majors and the effect they have on the career and general wealth of students. This is in response to the occasion that numerous students going to college, and that the decisions they make will influence the rest of their lives. The audience is any and all people who are going to major in something in order to make a living. The purpose of this article is to inform future students to choose a major wisely since they may be better off not going to college if they can't get properly employed.
This article does make rhetorical appeals. The author primarily focuses on logos and mention numerous statistics. He tells wages, employment probability, and even probability of getting full time in their field. He makes some appeals to pathos by showing how some majors are terrible economic decisions and how many degrees just end in people getting underemployed and saddled with debt. The author does not make appeals to ethos in his article. He also does not use much figurative language or other such rhetorical devices in his article.
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Reading
The article I read was "10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day" from lifehack.org. The subject was the benefits of reading and the purpose of this article was to encourage people to read everyday. The audience was really just anyone who does not read much. The author mostly appeals to logos by mentioning benefits and some statistics even. The author has some appeal to pathos by mentioning how much better life could become with the benefits of reading. The author does not really appeal to ethos though.
I personally find the argument to be far to generalized. The author specifies that things like Facebook posts and tweets are not really as beneficial to one's mind as say a novel, but shows basically no distinction between books. This lack of distinction could imply that one could get the same benefits from reading an incredibly simple book like Dr. Seuss or a book which they can not comprehend at all and still get the same benefits as if they were reading an book of appropriate difficulty. Also in some areas she clearly distinguishes why TV could not be a substitute but in others she leaves it so open ended that even TV could work, like tranquility or even free entertainment, depending on what equipment you have, since many libraries have a DVD section. Otherwise it was decently argued.
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