As I think about my experiences throughout the semester of English 101, I have realized that I have learned some very important requirements that are important to help improve my writing. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything (George Bernard Shaw).” During this course, reading and comprehending the materials given was not only a tough task for me but it was also demanding. I was challenged to change my thought process on what it was to be a good writer. The concept of understanding the value of correctly communicating thoughts differs from learning to apply the techniques needed to communicate successfully. However, I was continually challenged by the essays and discussion assignments.
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The rhetorical appeals consist of ethos, pathos and logos. The course text has helped me appreciate that a rhetor can use one or two or all three kinds of appeals, depending on the rhetorical situation, to deliver a message to their audience. They can make a rhetorical appeal by trying to convince someone they are a credible, honest, and ethical source (ethos), influence an audience’s emotions (pathos), or by offering original data or convincing evidence (logos). These appeals are essential to all arguments or claims. I have discovered that an effective source text that uses a little bit of all of them is beneficial. Over the semester I have become more capable of utilizing the rhetorical appeals in my writing. Dr. King demonstrated awareness of Civil Rights and issues that African Americans faced during that time, which was a way to establish trust with his audience. Ethos embodies Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” rhetorical analysis. I form my argument by stating how Dr. King uses a quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I support my argument with pathos when I mention he utilized words such as “freedom”, “victory”, and “rightful place.” These optimistic words generated a vision that was longed-for by his entire audience. Dr. King used logos and the energy of his speech to recommend his audience to do something. He provides careful strategies, such as economic actions and boycotts, while remaining nonviolent, patient and unified. In my visual rhetoric, I utilize ethos by stating how current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 18–24 years than among those aged 65. I appeal to an emotional standpoint in my essay when I say “It is saying that if someone smokes, they might as well be pointing a gun at their own head. This causes the viewer to be taken aback because the young man is clearly going to be
The rhetorical appeals consist of ethos, pathos and logos. The course text has helped me appreciate that a rhetor can use one or two or all three kinds of appeals, depending on the rhetorical situation, to deliver a message to their audience. They can make a rhetorical appeal by trying to convince someone they are a credible, honest, and ethical source (ethos), influence an audience’s emotions (pathos), or by offering original data or convincing evidence (logos). These appeals are essential to all arguments or claims. I have discovered that an effective source text that uses a little bit of all of them is beneficial. Over the semester I have become more capable of utilizing the rhetorical appeals in my writing. Dr. King demonstrated awareness of Civil Rights and issues that African Americans faced during that time, which was a way to establish trust with his audience. Ethos embodies Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” rhetorical analysis. I form my argument by stating how Dr. King uses a quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I support my argument with pathos when I mention he utilized words such as “freedom”, “victory”, and “rightful place.” These optimistic words generated a vision that was longed-for by his entire audience. Dr. King used logos and the energy of his speech to recommend his audience to do something. He provides careful strategies, such as economic actions and boycotts, while remaining nonviolent, patient and unified. In my visual rhetoric, I utilize ethos by stating how current cigarette smoking was higher among persons aged 18–24 years than among those aged 65. I appeal to an emotional standpoint in my essay when I say “It is saying that if someone smokes, they might as well be pointing a gun at their own head. This causes the viewer to be taken aback because the young man is clearly going to be