Rhetorical Analysis Of The Article 'Good News, Despite What You' Ve Heard

In the article, “Good News, Despite What You’ve Heard” the author, Nicholas Kristof, talks about human rights issues and tries to convey the importance of being aware of these problems happening around the globe. The rhetorical strategies: tone, pathos, and logos are used by Kristof in his article to persuade his readers to care about all people suffering from unfortunate circumstances in different countries. The article starts off with the story of a young 12-year-old boy named John Brimah. Brimah had leprosy as a child, and was banished from his village, fortunately Brimah was rescued and later in his life became a nurse helping people who have leprosy like he once did.

Kristof use of this story establishes pathos; telling one person's story helps the reader connect with Brimah and others like him; it makes the reader feel

Moreover, Kristof's uses pathos anticipate counterclaims. Kristof recognizes that there are other things going on in the world such as terrorism and global warming. Critics may

Kristof talks about a man named Fanha Konah, Konah lost all of their fingers and toes to leprosy but he managed to become a wood carver. Also, he talks about a 18 year old girl who has never received schooling, but built a three-foot electrical fan out of cardboard and scraps. Kristof uses inspiring stories like these to show that all hope is not lost for people who come across unfortunate circumstance. There is progress that is made by people who survived and live with these disease. This kind of attitude makes the reader have a different outlook and judgment on situations such as these. By telling stories such as these he reminds the reader that this one story can reflect whole millions of stories. Kristof is trying to persuade his audience to care about people as a