Bernie Sanders Rhetorical Analysis Argument
Before arriving on my first day of instruction, I believed that my argumentation skills were at a reasonable level and as a result I was not going to learn an abundance in English 2, critical thinking and writing. However, this was not the case. I quickly realized that the pathos, ethos and logos of which was introduced to me in high school, had long lost their meaning and subsequently found myself in the deep end of the swimming pool, once again. With that being said, through learning these concepts, planning for the subsequent tasks and writing the assigned essays, I acquired a substantial amount of knowledge which is widely applicable.
Subsequently, For our first rhetorical analysis assignment, I choose to analyze Bernie Sanders rhetoric during the Democratic National Convention, held on July 25 of 2016. Through the steps laid out in our textbook, I was able to analyze Sanders use of emotion very effectively. An example of my analysis was seen when he addressed the unjust minimum wage. Subsequently, he begins to narrate a heartbreaking story of a single mother trying desperately to take care of her family on minimum wage. By doing this he “evoke mass sympathy and anger from the crowd” (Williams). “ However their …show more content…
Specifically, the definition of an enthymeme and how Sanders used it in his speech. That is to say, it could be seen in the section where he was speaking about “The struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent” (Sanders DNC). As I understand, by using this device Sanders was able to converse three sentences into one. That being, it is the government's duty to ensure opportunities and wealth are spread evenly among its citizens. If 1% of the population controls 43% of the nation's wealth, then this leads to the conclusion that the government only serves the wealthy individuals and not the average
Subsequently, For our first rhetorical analysis assignment, I choose to analyze Bernie Sanders rhetoric during the Democratic National Convention, held on July 25 of 2016. Through the steps laid out in our textbook, I was able to analyze Sanders use of emotion very effectively. An example of my analysis was seen when he addressed the unjust minimum wage. Subsequently, he begins to narrate a heartbreaking story of a single mother trying desperately to take care of her family on minimum wage. By doing this he “evoke mass sympathy and anger from the crowd” (Williams). “ However their …show more content…
Specifically, the definition of an enthymeme and how Sanders used it in his speech. That is to say, it could be seen in the section where he was speaking about “The struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent” (Sanders DNC). As I understand, by using this device Sanders was able to converse three sentences into one. That being, it is the government's duty to ensure opportunities and wealth are spread evenly among its citizens. If 1% of the population controls 43% of the nation's wealth, then this leads to the conclusion that the government only serves the wealthy individuals and not the average