Persuasive Essay On John Stewart Speech

John Stewart, a comedian, gave a thought provoking speech at the end of the “Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear” in Washington, DC about the reality of the political influence and provides ways to expose the media’s errors. Stewart builds a persuasive point about the danger of media influence by using simple, yet, truthful analogies and employs the use of repetition throughout his speech.
In the beginning of Stewart’s speech, he uses analogies to link the idea of the media having a destructive influence on our society. The first analogy he used to express that the media explodes current day issues out of proportion by saying it is like they are using a “magnifying glass to light ants on fire.” A simplistic tool with a sole purpose to see things clearly;

He uses repetition to remind and credit Americans that they are united unlike what the media says. Throughout the end of the speech, Stewart carefully imbeds repetitional phrases such as “we work together” and “we get things done.” He truly expresses the reality of America as honestly as he could compared to the deception and the disillusion of the media that has been feeding the public with lies. As a matter of fact, Stewart believes everyday Americans have as much tolerance and unity for one another’s values more than the media has given credit for. The American people are warned to be more cautious about the persona the media gives off about everyday situation of hate and violence, and they should believe less of what the media tries to make us understand. Because the media is runned by people who don’t even know what they’re talking about, their judgements shouldn’t be accounted as a viable source of information as information should be judged by everyday people as they are part of the everyday life. Stewart urges the continuation of the American tolerance for each other without being discouraged by the media’s misinformed and misjudged biases, and if they don’t, it could collapse their already established