Persuasive Analysis- “Smoking and How it affects Everyone”

Persuasive Analysis- “Smoking and How it affects Everyone”

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Summary

Smoking causes health problems like lung cancer, chest pain, and bodily malfunctions. This addiction is bad for the smoker and the people around him. Secondhand smoke is just as worst as smoking because of the strong fumes. This persuasive article encourages staying drug free. Becoming involved in smoking makes the body deteriorate due to the major health problems. Theses health problems could cause someone to die. The statistics of the human body information are important to know. These facts make the reader persuaded to not smoke if they are health conscious. Smoking leads to life-threatening effects that will change a person’s health to depression.

Analysis

The speaker includes relevant information to provide the audience an avoidance feeling. His intention to make smoking look harmful persuades smokers to quit smoking. The logical fallacies are supported by the evidence of health concerns. Most of this article includes statistics and ethical information. For example, “Did you know that a pack of Winston Cigarettes cost $3.85? If you would smoke a pack a day do you know how much that is a year? It would be costing you $1,405.25! But these costs are minor compared to the medical expenses that smoking causes.” The connection to the cost of one pack of cigarettes and the number of days smoking is an excellent piece of evidence to stop purchasing the cigarettes. Once people realize that they are spending over one thousand dollars on cigarettes a year, then they will go through a repression. A repression of saving money and purchasing other items that is more useful. The effect on smoking should make smokers realize that it is not worth it.

Persuasive Article- “Reality TV”

Persuasive Article- “Reality TV”

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Summary

“Reality TV” is an article despising reality television as entertainment. The speaker uses rhetorical questions to make his point across. He feels as if reality tv is not worth the commotion. Reality tv is just average people filled with drama, sex, relationships, break ups, cursing, and much more. The main points in this persuasive article are the facts from reality television and its viewers. The viewers have been affected by becoming lazy and unproductive. They are the ones sitting at home on their couch waiting for reality shows to appear. The reality stars soon become famous because of their well known personalities on television. Some stars that are liked by the viewers return on the show for another season. Points from this article could have been more supported with a viewers own personal opinion. I would assume that this article would be more focused on the production aspect than the viewers. The production of reality tv is believed to be all set up to make more publicity. The behind the scenes aspects of the entertainment industry has technology to perfect anything with changes to the original.

Analysis

This persuasive article needed improvement. I decided to write about a poor persuasive article because they are the best for analyzing. Right, Parry? I felt as if his points were not as strong as they could have been. Sure, he provides ethical information by stating the facts throughout and at the end of the article. His facts weren’t supported enough to actually persuade me. The emotional fallacy used was red herring because the unrelated evidence did not support his conclusion. His conclusion was that the viewers should stop watching reality tv because of the events that are useless on television. Reality tv is not important to viewers; the viewers should be doing something more effective instead of gazing at a television screen. Once again, this persuasive article needs some work by improving the rhetorical fallacies. The statistics stated did not convince me at all. I still enjoy watching reality tv.

Persuasive Analysis- “When the Police become the Criminals”

Persuasive Analysis- “When the Police become the Criminals”

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Summary

“When the Police become the Criminals” is an article describing the police taking advantage of their power among people in the society. Most people feel intimidated by seeing a police car or a person with a police badge because they know that they are the ones in control. Then, some people believe that the police have too much authority. This authority causes the police to behave in a criminal manner. Police feel as if they can get away with things because of their job duties but, the real problem is that the police are becoming involved in crimes like drugs and scandals. The author of this article believes that the police are not communicating with the citizens. The miscommunication is between the racial and social classes. This means that the police are facing difficult challenges with the diverse groups in society. The police are being corrupted by their everyday use with illegal activity. This article explains the police corruption and the problems that need to be resolved.

Analysis

This article is mainly an example of an ethical fallacy. It proves that there is an advance over authority for a character. The policemen feel as if they have all the power and control over minor people. Police can easily commit a crime and not get caught because of their lawful job. For example, “Some police are using their power to do bad things, and society has come to fear police”. Police figures are known to be powerful with high remarks to punishment regarding the law and crimes. They believe that they are controlling the criminal’s future by arresting them. An example of this ethical fallacy is called false authority. False authority is defined as “asking the audiences to agree with the assertion of a writer based simply on the character.” This may mean that the authority taking control may not be completely liable to offer the assertion. Police corruption has been featured in movies and documentaries. This visualization makes the case of police corruption more applicable to citizens. Citizens should feel protected by the police; they should not have to worry about the police becoming the criminals. Another ethical fallacy used in this article is using authority instead of evidence. A police’s word against a common civilian would be more relevant because of the status of the police figure. The article “When the Police becomes the Criminals” demonstrates that not all lawful careers like policemen, firemen, doctors, or lawyers are what they seem to be. The “good guys” are not necessary good with the law.

Free Choice: Letter to Self

To me:

I’m writing a letter to myself to remind me of my thoughts about life. First of all, I would be unhappy if my life ended today. I have not lived life to experience its true meaning. Which I might add, I’m still pondering the true meaning of life. This makes me think about the song from the Lion King called “Circle of Life”. Everyone needs to experience the college environment and should start a family with their special loved one. I’ve realized that death is what people are thinking about. Some are dying at this young age which makes me sad because they have not lived up to the stages of a person’s life span. It’s hard to talk to someone when they had just had a friend or a loved one pass away. What do you say to them? Even though, you do not know the person that passed away, you should just assume that that person is accompanying God in heaven. Or the famous quote “He is in a better place now”. Life has its ups and downs but, it always becomes worth while to me. The reason for people committing suicide is unexplainable and there is no definite answer. They say “life was not worth living anymore”. How could anything so bad cause a person to commit suicide? I view suicidal people as weak because nothing in this world could be that depressing to cause them to take their own life away. For goodness sake, you should see a psychologist or get some help if you are contemplating suicide. Don’t just think that committing suicide will resolve your problems and be the solution.

Before I die, I want to travel around the world. Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. Hopefully, I would get the opportunity to see the major tourists’ attractions in Europe. Then, I would read about the history and have a flashback on the past. History makes up life. Science just explains life aspects such as the environment, human body, atoms, and etc… English is the communication for life. And math is what you need in life to be successful. Education is important because it makes people live life with ease in their future career. Life should be cherished and mine is slowly progressing.

The End.

Poem: Amateurs

Amateurs

By: Cindy Tang

We seem Nothing

Worth defending.

Our Life is Nothing

Worth pretending.

For We are Nothing

But a couple of Amateurs-

Only imitating,

While we're waiting

To make it Big.

Waiting for a Scene

To burst in.

While we linger toward:

A Life to drop into,

A secret Avenue to

Fall in through;

For a Choice to become

Apparent, and

For someone Else to Choose.

We have no Perfect

Plans to speak of.

We're just a couple

Of Amateurs at Love.

Poem: What You've Done

What You’ve Done

By: Cindy Tang

Let me look into your eyes.

It’s everything I despise.

Based on what happened that night,

When you thought it was right.

To drink and smoke around me.

I wanted to just leave.

The different person you’ve become.

Has been a person downing a bottle of Bacardi rum.

Please stop this nonsense.

Drinking and smoking will soon be your conscious.

Fight the temptation,

With encouraging words and YOUR OWN motivation.

Poem: The Yearbook Signing Party

The Yearbook Signing Party

By: Cindy Tang

Twas a very hot day to have a party,

With groups of people dancing all hardy.

Some were smelly with B. O.

Who were trying to put on a Big Show.

The yearbooks were like Myspace.

Every drama on the internet teenagers will face.

The same people’s pictures were throughout the book.

Everyone tired of their same old look.

Hanna’s yearbook fell apart.

That was bad on Jostens’ part.

And Ashley’s picture made her head look big,

Which was bigger than it already is.

Laughter and pointing on the bleachers,

About some people’s not so good features.

Jerry’s band was playing.

While everyone was at the concession stand paying.

A yearbook that would sit and collect dust,

Just like an instrument will begin to rust.

High school memories are about to die.

Time for another blow up ride!