Rhetorical Analysis Of The 1969 Apollo - 1253 Words

Itzel Nava AP English Language Period:3 October 1, 2017 Culminating Activity Rhetoric can be used as a great way to convince an audience, but it has also helped many people become better writers. The use of rhetoric in writing is crucial because it s what makes the source effective or ineffective, so that you are able to persuade the audience. Rhetoric is defined as, â€Å"the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.† In order for the speaker to persuade the audience is using figurative language and the rhetoric appeals. Some appeals which consist of ethos, pathos, and logos. Each of these which is important in order to catch the audience attention. All these text are related to the 1969 Apollo mission which included: SOAPS,†¦show more content†¦An example of an effective text using the appeals would be â€Å"In Event of Moon Disaster† by former President Nixon’s speechwriter, William Safire in 1999. This text included both ethos and pathos which was about if a disaster occurred. William Safireâ₠¬â„¢s speech in 1999 was an event of a disaster that left the citizens of the U.S mourned. Safire expressed pathos through the quote where he talked about how they will be remembered for their courage to accomplish this mission. An example would be, â€Å"They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.† In this quote Safire let his audience know that although two men lost their lives in the launch they will always be remembered. Safire also says, â€Å" In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.† From this we can infer that these men sacrificed their lives to try to accomplish a mission that was almost impossible at the time due to lack of technology. With this being said, the audience was most likely to react in such a way that might have left them without a word because of the strong pathos and them being able to understand this event with some empathy.