For a long time, writers have had a large influence on people’s opinions. In fact, 18th century writers and philosopher like John Locke were able to spread their ideas through their books on economics and politics. Still to this day, writers can influence a reader to agree or disagree with an idea by presenting the information in different styles. In the news article, “Locke and Load: The Fatal Error of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ Philosophy” by Firmin Debrabander, the author argues that weapons are not being used safely and when necessary. Debrabander uses the information in a style that influences the audience to be against Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, where Floridians can shoot to kill if they feel threatened. Ultimately, the article is persuasive because the author uses strong supporting current events, manipulates the reader, and disproves parts of the opposition. In the article, Debrabander describes real events in the article that strongly supports the article’s argument and persuades the audience towards his point of view. For example, Debrander starts out the article by explaining the Dunn-Davis case, which was about a man, named Michael Dunn, who decided to “open fire into a car full of black teenagers in a convenience store parking lot” when the teenagers refused to lower the, as Dunn called it, “thug music” (Debrander 1). By starting the article with this event, Debrander is able to show the reader how teenageers are dying from becuase of this law. Since Debrander wants to make the situation feel even more severe, he continues by talking about the Reeves-Oulson case. Next, Debrander describes how a retired policeman, Curtis Reeves, shot Oulson, who was sitting in the movie theater, for texting and throwing... ... middle of paper ... ...ander proves Lapierre’s and Locke’s ideas wrong because it shows the weakness in the opposing argument. The author, in “Locke and Load: The Fatal Error of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ Philosophy,” argues that Florida’s Stand-Your-Ground law is very flawed. The author includes influential stories in his article that support his argument. He also manipulates the reader in order to cheat them into thinking his argument is right. Lastly, Debrander disproves the opposing argument in his article which shows the reader that the opposition is weak. Debrander’s opposition shows how an author can influence a viewer to believe their viewpoint by manipulating the information. In conclusion, Debrander uses different styles and methods of persuasion like good examples, disproving the opposing argument, and manipulated the reader in his article which makes the article very persuasive.
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
On April 19th, 1989, Trisha Meili was the victim of violent assault, rape, and sodomy. The vicious attack left her in a coma for 12 days and The New York Times described it as “one of the most widely publicized crimes of the 1980’s.” The documentary, The Central Park Five, reveals the truth about what happened the night of April 19th, and how the subordinate group of young black boys were wrongly convicted. Analyzing the conflict theory of crime in association to the case of the central park five, understanding the way they were treated based on setting, why it was so easy for the law enforcement to pin the crime on the young black boys, and how wrongly convicting someone has great consequences along with relating it
In “Who Shot Johnny” by Debra Dickerson, Dickerson recounts the shooting of her 17 year old nephew, Johnny. She traces the outline of her life, while establishing a creditable perception upon herself. In first person point of view, Dickerson describes the events that took place after the shooting, and how those events connected to her way of living. In the essay, she uses the shooting of her nephew to omit the relationship between the African American society, and the stereotypic African American society.
Throughout the article, Estes ' uses highly emotional words that provoke feelings of fear and anger. Andrew McLurg, Professor of Law and author of The Rhetoric of Gun Control, writes, "Appeals to emotions are fallacious because emotions are irrelevant as a
In “The Death Penalty” (1985), David Bruck argues that the death penalty is injustice and that it is fury rather than justice that compels others to “demand that murderers be punished” by death. Bruck relies on varies cases of death row inmates to persuade the readers against capital punishment. His purpose is to persuade readers against the death penalty in order for them to realize that it is inhuman, irrational, and that “neither justice nor self-preservation demands that we kill men whom we have already imprisoned.” Bruck does not employ an array of devices but he does employ some such as juxtaposition, rhetorical questions, and appeals to strengthen his argument. He establishes an informal relationship with his audience of supporters of capital punishment such as Mayor Koch.
Americans have embraced debate since before we were a country. The idea that we would provide reasoned support for any position that we took is what made us different from the English king. Our love of debate came from the old country, and embedded itself in our culture as a defining value. Thus, it should not come as a surprise that the affinity for debate is still strong, and finds itself as a regular feature of the mainstream media. However, if Deborah Tannen of the New York Times is correct, our understanding of what it means to argue may be very different from what it once was; a “culture of critique” has developed within our media, and it relies on the exclusive opposition of two conflicting positions (Tannen). In her 1994 editorial, titled “The Triumph of the Yell”, Tannen claims that journalists, politicians and academics treat public discourse as an argument. Furthermore, she attempts to persuade her readers that this posturing of argument as a conflict leads to a battle, not a debate, and that we would be able to communicate the truth if this culture were not interfering. This paper will discuss the rhetorical strategies that Tannen utilizes, outline the support given in her editorial, and why her argument is less convincing than it should be.
The rhetorical situation of this article “Arming teachers? I’m a Teacher and Hunter”.The author of this is a respectful teacher, husband, and father is writing about arming teachers.In this article, author, Glen Young, is writing a persuasive article convincing his audience that a teacher who is also a hunter is against arming teachers.When clarifying who he was to the audience he mentioned his views very suddenly.”I do not want a gun in my classroom”.In this quote, he quickly announced his views on the matter by explaining who and what he believes in.As you keep reading he keeps making more remarks on history opinionated view on arming teachers.”Teachers with guns will not put an end to would be shooters”.He again makes it clear that his opinion as a hunter and gun owner is not expected.He doesn't want teachers being armed.This author's message, audience, and who the speaker is, was very easy to find because the author was so opened to his readers.
The way Staples structures this essay emphasizes his awareness of the problem he faces. The essay’s framework consists mostly of Staples informing the reader of a scenario in which he was discriminated against and then following it with a discussion or elaboration on the situation. This follow-up information is often an expression stating comprehension of his problem and than subtitle, logical criticisms toward it. For example, Staples describes women “fearing the worst of him” on the streets of Brooklyn. He then proceeds to declare that he understands that “women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of that violence.” Staples supports this statement with information about how he had witnessed gang violence in Chester, Pennsylvania and saw countless black youths locked away, however, Staples pronounces that this is no excuse for holding every young black man accountable, because he was an example of a black man who “grew up one of the good boys” coming “to doubt the virtues of intimidation early on.” This narrative structure highlights that Staples is not a hypocrite because he is not show ignorance toward the problem he is addressing unlik...
Gun control is an issue that has plagued the United States Government, Industries, Corporations, the people around the world, and especially the media for various years. It is an issue that can not be solved easily without either infringing on the rights of individuals, or leaving an easier way for terrorists and criminals to harm civilization in the United States. It is also an issue that can be viewed in many ways, and can be acted upon either slowly, or at the drop of a gabble. These things entice the media and draw them in like bait, which in turn can have major and dramatic effects on the points of view of the media’s audience, and it can also portray biased views toward issues such as thou, and cause its audience to obtain
Staples successfully begins by not only admitting the possible faults in his practiced race but also by understanding the perspective of the one who fear them. Black males being opened to more violence because of the environment they're raised in are labeled to be more likely to cause harm or committing crime towards women but Staples asks why that issue changes the outlook of everyday face to face contact and questions the simple actions of a black man? Staples admits, "women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of that violence," (Staples 384) however...
Edward Koch, who was former mayor of New York, wrote an article about one of the most controversial talks called the death penalty. This controversial topic questions if it is right to execute a person for a crime committed or if it is wrong. He made the point that the death penalty is good, in order to conclude that murderers should be punish with this penalty. He was bias in most of the passage, yet he tried to acknowledge other people’s opinion. In this article, Koch gives his supports to the idea to convict a murderer with death penalty by using a tone of objectiveness, shooting for the individuals who opposes his position to be the audience, and have a written form of conviction for the audience.
In this article the author Fawn Johnson gives us a brief look of what goes on during the great gun control debate. This article gives us a look at the gun control proposals, from American’s not bein...
Hart discusses the article he read from the 1980s. These articles were designed to elicit fear in white Americans. The articles stated fallacies like black men became homicidal and were not affected by bullets. These types of stories are still heard today. The most recent example would be the reporting on the Michael Brown case, the media played on the fact that he was on THC and that he was invincible to the bullets, further feeding into the stereotype that black men are violent on drugs and bulletproof.
There are three ways to approach gun-control: first, it is the citizens’ constitutional right to own firearms; second, firearms kill - get rid of them; and third, to have no opinion and not deal with the issue. Whichever view people have on gun-control, they must first understand the facts and statistics of these issues. Charlton Heston’s “Is Freedom Lost on the Next Generation?” and Paul Craig Robert’s “Unarmed and Unsafe” both study the opposing side of gun-control with facts and logic.
Throughout life there are experiences and moments that change the path of individuals. When reflecting on these it is easy to focus only on the biggest moments in your life such as your first job, going to college, or meeting your significant other. However, equally important are the smaller moments along the way that set you up for success later in your personal and academic life. One of the most influential literary moments for me is actually the first one I can remember. I used to visit my grandparents on a regular basis when I was young, I don’t recall the first time I went to stay over, but I do remember the first time my grandmother read to me. I could not have been much older than four years old at the time, and before I went to bed