Rhetorical Analysis Topic

I have chosen to write my rhetorical analysis on Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech." Not only is it an important part of our nation's history, but it also contains a good deal of rhetoric. It refers to the U.S. Constitution as a means of authority. It also appeals to emotion with such words as "persecution", "suffering", and "languished."

Example of Rhetoric

A Bud Light contains more than one logical fallacy. It has a false analogy. It shows a guy flying after drinking it, but it really won't make you fly. It also has hasty generalization. The guy in the commercial is having a good time, so you will too if you drink Bud Light. It tells you that it is everything you want in a beer and shows that it will make you have a great time.

Rhetorical- McCormick

I think McCormick makes a very valid argument. I also agree with her to some extent. As she mentioned that the brochure shows the picture of some students jumping with joy. While some of the students may be happy with their dorm rooms, location, and meal plans, I haven’t seen anyone on campus running around jumping with joy.

I have not experienced living in the doors at Miami myself. I commute, so I don’t know exactly what the dorms are like. I don’t have to wait on the showers or to wash my laundry. McCormick may be having a bad experience in her dorm and with her food. Her roommate may keep her up late sometimes, and she may not like the food, but who is to say that this isn’t an extreme case. I think the food at Miami is good, but this is just one more opinion or point of view. Most other kids may be happy with their roommates and their meal plans, or maybe not. It is hard to base a collective opinion of Miami, with over 3600 in the freshman class, off of what just one person says.

While she makes fun of all of the police around, I think it is good that they are around. I have never felt threatened or seen any reason for them to be around. Safety precautions are a good thing though, and their presence certainly can not hurt.

She did a good job explaining her argument though. She stated what it was that she didn’t like. She also backed it up with several reasons she was not enjoying her dorm and her meal plan. The way she wrote, she left the door open for many others to join in or her argument. There may be many other students who aren’t happy with their dorms or don’t always get along with their roommates. There also may be many other students who don’t like the food at Miami. I think she does make a valid argument though.

Thick Description

It is quiet and peaceful. There are no sounds of humans. No automobiles, no voices, no machinery, no music, and no television. There are no disturbances. It is very calm and relaxing. All you can hear is the cool breeze blowing gently through the leaves of the trees as they patiently soak up the warm sunlight. It will sometimes pick up and drown out all of the other sounds by rattling the leaves. Some of them even flutter down to the ground as fall is fast approaching. There are also many bugs making plenty of noise. There are the crickets with their chirping. It starts growing louder and louder. Then they become quiet, but then it comes back again. You can hear birds chirping. There is also the occasional bark of a dog and the hum of an airplane passing overhead.

It is warm in the sun but cool in the shade. You can smell the sweet clover and the hay in the gentle breeze. There is no pollution, no exhaust in the cool summer breeze. Hay fields and woods stretch as far as I can see. The sunlight is dancing beautifully on the ground as the leaves rustle in the breeze. Hundreds of moths fly around playfully in the hay field. They land momentarily, and then take off again, chasing each other playfully. There is a squirrel making his chattering noise in the distance. A bee will come buzzing by every once in a while. A bird is moving gracefully from branch to branch. Jumping, then effortlessly flapping its wings time and time again. The sun is very bright, lighting up the sky to be a beautiful bright blue. There is not a cloud in sight.

There is so much freedom. There are no clocks ticking, no telephones ringing, no schedules to try to keep, no place to be. There is just nature, peacefully and calmly carrying out its everyday life. The animals dart to and fro, living without a care in the world. They bother no one else, just taking care of their own business.