Essay Undergraduate 1,354 words

Rhetorical Analysis of Rushkoff's "Social Media and Likes"

A rhetorical analysis of Douglas Rushkoff's CNN article on teens and social media likes, examining his use of ethos, pathos, and persuasive writing strategies.

Communications

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,542 words

Using Influence Tactics to Request Time Off at Work

Explore how reciprocity, commitment, and liking tactics can be applied to craft a persuasive workplace request for time off during a critical work period.

Communications

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,109 words

Ethos vs. Logos: Analyzing the 10,000-Hour Rule Debate

A rhetorical comparison of Sandman and Bradley's critiques of the 10,000-hour rule, examining ethos vs. logos and which approach proves more persuasive.

Communications

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,059 words

Genre as Argument: How Movies Persuade Through Convention

Analyze how film genre conventions in horror, Westerns, melodrama, and documentary function as persuasive social arguments

Arts

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,530 words

Rhetorical Analysis of Three Op-Eds on E-Commerce

A rhetorical analysis comparing three op-eds on e-commerce and Amazon, examining tone, ethos, pathos, logos, and persuasive effectiveness.

Communications

~8 min read

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680 words

Ethical implications of pharmaceutical companies training physicians as drug speakers

Physicians have an ethical obligation to prescribe the most suitable treatment for a patient, based upon their medical knowledge, not upon persuasive techniques used by salespersons.

~4 min read

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751 words

Free will and circumstance in Dangerous Minds

Do we choose our fates -- or do uncontrollable circumstances determine what happens to us in life? The plot of the film Dangerous Minds seems to present a strong, persuasive case for the ability of individuals to consciously choose their fates.

~4 min read

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366 words

Sicko's critique of the American health care system

Sicko is a quintessential Michael Moore documentary. The filmmaker broadcasts his views unequivocally and unabashedly. As a result, viewers are treated to an argumentative, persuasive form of documentary fused with political activism. Sicko is an important film for Americans.

~2 min read

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3,741 words

Cultural explanations for ethnic stability in Malaysia since 1969

The purpose of this paper is to explain the stability in ethnic relations in Malaysia since 1969. Political, economic, and cultural explanations are reviewed, with the most persuasive answer providing the explanation for Malaysia's stability (culture).

~19 min read

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1,313 words

Rhetorical analysis of alcoholism's effects on children

The essay entitled "Who are the real victims of alcoholism?" uses the pathos of the family dynamic as a persuasive strategy to encourage readers to view alcoholism, and drinking to excess, not simply as a minor vice, but as a serious social issue.

~7 min read

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