Slant and use of charged language is essential when it comes to effectively writing an opinionated piece while still avoiding shoving it into the reader's face. Birk does a great job of representing how to effectively use this type of language in his passage “Selection, Slanting, and Charged Language” in which he provides us with many example of slanted language in use as well as selection and what information we decide is important and worth remembering. He did this through examining how three different people, a lumberjack, and artist, and a tree surgeon, would examine and write an account about a large tree. The lumberjack, he describes, would likely focus on things that would serve his best interest. For example, the best direction for the tree to …show more content…
In his article we see a positively slanted version of MIke Tyson. He achieves this through the way that he describes MIke and the interactions that he had with him. First of all he compares the way that Tyson trains to that of a monk who focuses on loneliness to accomplish his goals. Remnick could have easily described this training style without the reference to monks however he still add is because it almost portrays Tyson as above everyone else. Later in the article we see another example of pretty obvious slant when he is describing the press conference that he experienced between MIke Tyson and many Journalists. Remnick could have easily talked about the press conference in a bias way but he added in slant through the way he describes Tyson answering the questions. He says that his responses made the reporters look almost silly and again portrays Mike Tyson in a positive. Clearly Remnick believes that Tyson is a good person and a even better boxer through the way that he positively slant him in his
Ray Bradbury’s use of diction creates tones that are critical, impulsive, and benevolent in Fahrenheit 451 when the firemen “fix” the old woman’s library. First, Bradbury’s tone is critical when he writes, “Beatty, Stoneman, and Black ran up the sidewalk, suddenly odious and fat in their plump fireproof slickers” (Bradbury 33). Montag is observing his coworkers as they are walking up to the suspected woman’s house. Bradbury is using diction to develop a critical tone when he uses adjectives like, “odious” and “fat” to show Montag finding fault in his fellow firemen. Next, the author’s tone is impulsive when Bradbury writes, “ His hand had done it all, his hand, with a mind of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each
What is truly intriguing about this book, however, is Remnick's ability to look beyond the boxing ring to what is really going on. He knows there's more to this game than meets the eye and it is this knowledge and his ability to record it that make this book important. Rem-nick lets us in on what it's like to be a boxer (read: man), and more importantly, a black boxer in the United States in the mid '60s. He tells us how the media aided and abetted the perpetuation of the stereotype as to what was a 'good' black man (i.e., why Patterson was preferred over Liston in their bout). This preference for Patterson was a good barometer of the political climate at that time in the US.
David Foster Wallace, author of the essay “Authority and American Usage*,” praises and advocates for “good” writers who have a strong rhetorical ability, which he defines as “the persuasive use of language to influence the thoughts and actions of an audience” (Wallace 628). To have a strong rhetorical ability, an author needs to be aware of whom their audience is, in order to present their information in a way that will be influential on their audience. Wallace recognizes that an author who applies a strong rhetorical ability will be able to connect with the audience so that they respond “not just to [their] utterance but also to [them]” (Wallace 641). An author needs to take into consideration not just content, syntax and grammatical structure (their “utterance”) but also how their character will be perceived by their audience. A positive tone will make the author seem more pleasant and relatable, whereas a negative tone connotes arrogance and pretentiousness. That is why it is crucial for an author to recognize that an audience will respond to “them” and not just their “utterance,” as an author’s appearance to their readers can also shape how impactful their writing is.
The author of this article, Carolyn Johnson, a reporter for The Washington Post where she covers politics. The Washington Post is a very popular newspaper that is known for its political coverage as well and read by millions. Carolyn’s audience for this essay was the public, and it is written in a manner to inform them and she abstains from contributing her opinions to the reader. Her article is about the fight over insulin, a lifesaving drug, that has doubled in price over the last decade, however the formula for the medication has not changed much since its invention in 1921. Reps Diana DeGette and Tom Reed have requested a meeting with reps from; drug companies that make insulin, insurance companies that cover the drug, and the pharmacy
In conclusion, there are several means of distinguishing the untrue in In the Woods: the construction of its language, Rosalind’s speech patterns, doubling, and concrete medical documentation. What connects this to Robert’s differentiation of anticlimactic and irrevocable is mainly the fact that some readers will notice these cues, and others will not, possibly because of their dissimilar
“ I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn't even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-by or a bad good-by, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t, you feel even worse.” (pg. 7)
These factors are similar to how writing styles affect your reader. No matter how great your grammar and punctuation are: poor diction, voice, and non-concise writing will ruin your credibility. Many students and writers throw these rough choices around like a jump shot in the d...
E.K. Hornbeck through his language in “Inherit the Wind” (1955) tries to show the town of Hillsboro the way that their thoughts are harmful and wrong. Hornbeck backs that up by using a sarcastic tone to show them how ridiculous they are being, by using metaphors and similies to give the citizens context from the outside world that they might not always consider due to their closed mindedness, and by using syntax to prove that he is better than them and making himself and his views credible. His purpose is to get the town to change their viewpoint so they can see that they need to move forward with the time. He establishes a superior relationship with his audience of small town people with narrow viewpoints who need to learn to be more accepting.
For instance in the first paragraph Abby compares the robbery of a home to the destruction of forests.“ If a stranger batters your door down with an axe and threatens your family and yourself with a deadly weapon… he is committing… a crime”. Abbey successfully elicits anger in the readers to strengthen his argument against deforestation. For instance, abbey talks about using tactics and strategy “if someone was home while the person was destroying their house then the homeowner would have the rights bear arm and shoot at him” (Abbey). The types of tactics the author uses to stop the loggers are to put nails in the tree, which is basically saying that anyone can bear arms and protect their home if someone were to attack it. In “Eco-Defense” Abbey writes, “With bulldozer, earth mover, chainsaw and dynamite the international timber, mining, and beef industries are invading our public lands—property of all Americans—Bashing their way into our forests, mountains, and rangelands and looting them for everything they can get away with.”(Abbey). Again Abbey is provoking emotional side of readers to get them thinking. Abbey compares home to the wilderness in order to relate to the readers and evoke emotion from them. The uses of pathos persuades the readers in Abbey’s
Rewriting the Argument “position” sentence was necessary to demonstrate a stronger argument on why I agree with Moody’s opinion, as well as inform the reader right away to what specific extent my argument holds. In my Argument essay I agreed with Moody to a certain extent, but I needed to show the reader to what capacity my agreement stands. Literary texts, novels, even the Gospel are the type of writings that can be read in many ways. Euphemisms, metaphorical meanings, psychological and philosophical meanings exist in these type of texts and I agree that there is no ‘right or ‘wrong way” to read these particular kind. Continuing on with the idea of Umberto Echo’s concept of “open text,” the sentence was restructured, first because of mixed construction and second to provide a complete and well thought out idea. The Kafka’s Metamorphosis example of the “bug” was omitted, because in the original essay, I was forcing myself to make a point that the word “bug” could be interpreted in many ways. Though that is true, using Umberto Echo’s Role of the Reader and the concept of “open text”, already more that supported my argument. Revising the example made regarding Mr. Flanders’ influence was necessary to support my reason that there is more than one way to interpret a text like
Elements of writing plays an important role in deciding whether the writing has a power. I analyzed a passage from “We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families,” by Philip Gourevitch from The Broadview Anthology of Expository Prose to determine the effectiveness of elements of writing, such as writing style, content, and organization, on the writer’s argument.
George Orwell’s essay, Politics and the English Language, first published in 1946, talks about some “bad habits”, which have driven the English language in the wrong direction, that is, away from communicating ideas. In his essay he quotes five passages, each from a different author, which embody the faults he is talking about. He lists dying metaphors, operators, pretentious diction, and meaningless words as things to look out for in your own writing and the writing of others (593-595). He talks about political uses of the English language. Our language has become ugly and the ugliness impedes upon communication. Ugly uses of language have been reinforced and passed down in the population “even among people who should and do know better,” (598). Ugly language has been gaining ground in our population by a positive feedback mechanism.
Not only do scientist observe, but we all observe what’s around us. In the article, “Selection, Slanting, and Charged Language”, written by Newman Birk and Genevieve Birk, they discuss how knowledge is based on facts we perceive along with why we have particular opinions because they’re created from what we remember. I will express and relate to how I feel about each factor that contributes to “process of selection”.
The effective use of rhetoric can spur people into action for worthy causes, bring about positive health changes, and even persuade one to finish a college education. In contrast, like most things in life, what can be used for good can also be used in a negative way to elicit emotions such as outrage, fear, and panic. This type of rhetoric often uses fallacious statements in an appeal to emotion which complicates the matter even more as the emotions are misdirected. Unfortunately, the daily newspapers are filled with numerous examples of fallacious statements. Within the past week, the following five examples appeared in the New York Times and USA Today. The examples included statements that demonstrated scapegoating, slippery slope, ad hominem, straw man, line-drawing, arguments from outrage, and arguments from envy.
In their essay, ‘The Intentional Fallacy’ (1946), William K. Wimsatt Jr. and Monroe C. Beardsley, two of the most eminent figures of the New Criticism school of thought of Literary Criticism, argue that the ‘intention’ of the author is not a necessary factor in the reading of a text.