Rhetoric Analysis Of Ethos Pathos Logos

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In this time in age we are constantly being bombarded with media. The question is, do we know when to distinguish logos, pathos, and ethos? Rhetoric has been around for many centuries and idea has stayed the same, but the way we receive this information is changing. When, thinking about history one can think about it as boring. However, when reconstructed in a comical sarcastic way, it takes a life of its own. The following videos that were analyzed, were very interesting to say the least. They were not what you would expect to find in an educational atmosphere. They contained profanity and narrators were inebriated to the point that their speech was slurred. Ultimately, it has been a way to progress from the original idea of rhetoric, to the new age …show more content…

The first video that was analyzed was, Drunk History: Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks. The setting starts with the narrator telling the story about Claudette Colvin, refusing to move out of her seat in the bus, when a white woman demands that seat. The argument begins and Claudette is arrested for not following segregation laws that were in effect during this time period. At this point Rosa Parks is the secretary of the N.A.A.C.P and receives dozens of letters, informing her of the brave action that was taken by Claudette Colvin during the bus altercation. Rosa Parks decides to meet with her, and they develop a very close friendship and mentor relationship. At this point it is decided that the bus boycott would begin in retaliation of the unfair treatment of the segregation laws. They need a face to be able to portray the injustice, and after careful evaluation it is decided that Rosa Parks would be a better candidate to be the face of the boycott. The bus scene is staged by Rosa Parks and this

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