Single Importance of Humanity - Trust
Professor Sader
Rhetoric 1302.010
7 October, 2013
Single Importance of Humanity:
Trust
In the website essay, Special Report: Could Wikileaks Cause World War III or the End of the World? David Gewirtz, the author, discusses about the importance of the bond of trust between the people and their government and also between nations internationally. Although the bond of trust may result in betrayal and pain to others, the bond of trust still have to exist between people to improve the society and to prevent careless mistakes. Gewirtz uses rhetorical strategies such as his diction and organization in his argument to effectively convey his perspective on the bond of trust along with his reasoning and analysis. At the start of the essay, Gewirtz dives into the meaning of trust and its possible consequences in a person-to-person manner by saying “If you think about it, trust is all that stands between us and terrible circumstance” (Gewirtz). As Gewirtz moves on with his arguments, he also states that “we have to trust some people” because we cannot simply do everything and it’s definitely “not possible to do everything yourself” (Gewirtz). From these statements, we can all agree on the fact that no one could do everything on earth himself because then, there is no need for the government and various specialties. To convey this idea to his audience effectively, Gewirtz uses diction that sets the atmosphere into more personal and appealing directly to his audience. Contractions like “it’s” and “I’m” lightens the serious atmosphere in the discussion about the gravity of trust and allow the readers to easily follow along. Also, the first-person perspective of this essay allows more attention from greater number of readers since the first-person diction is more personal and less formal, which that eliminates the seriousness and provides easy comprehension for people that does not have any knowledge of politics. Similar to how Martin Luther King Jr. appealed to his
Rhetoric 1302.010
7 October, 2013
Single Importance of Humanity:
Trust
In the website essay, Special Report: Could Wikileaks Cause World War III or the End of the World? David Gewirtz, the author, discusses about the importance of the bond of trust between the people and their government and also between nations internationally. Although the bond of trust may result in betrayal and pain to others, the bond of trust still have to exist between people to improve the society and to prevent careless mistakes. Gewirtz uses rhetorical strategies such as his diction and organization in his argument to effectively convey his perspective on the bond of trust along with his reasoning and analysis. At the start of the essay, Gewirtz dives into the meaning of trust and its possible consequences in a person-to-person manner by saying “If you think about it, trust is all that stands between us and terrible circumstance” (Gewirtz). As Gewirtz moves on with his arguments, he also states that “we have to trust some people” because we cannot simply do everything and it’s definitely “not possible to do everything yourself” (Gewirtz). From these statements, we can all agree on the fact that no one could do everything on earth himself because then, there is no need for the government and various specialties. To convey this idea to his audience effectively, Gewirtz uses diction that sets the atmosphere into more personal and appealing directly to his audience. Contractions like “it’s” and “I’m” lightens the serious atmosphere in the discussion about the gravity of trust and allow the readers to easily follow along. Also, the first-person perspective of this essay allows more attention from greater number of readers since the first-person diction is more personal and less formal, which that eliminates the seriousness and provides easy comprehension for people that does not have any knowledge of politics. Similar to how Martin Luther King Jr. appealed to his
Cited: Gewirtz, David. “Special Report: Could Wikileaks Cause World War III or the End of the World?” Argument! Eds. John Gooch, Dorothy Seyler. New York: David Patterson, 2013. 372-373. Print. King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I Have A Dream…” March on Washington. Washington D.C. 28 August. 1963