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Tonja Vincent
English 2010
5 April, 2017
The rhetorical situation that I am entering is, the fact that the US is lacking in education
when it comes to sex its so important, because so many people are unaware of how the lack of
knowledge changes our actions. For example, when a person doesnt know how to be safe in
sexual situations, then they will not be safe, because of their lack of knowledge in the subject.
So, to start with children, we can prevent the harm that not knowing does to a person.
Information Effect project into a picture that I had drawn. I re-visioned my Persuasion Effect
project into a poem. Rather than re-writing my projects, I decided to change up the genre of
them. I feel that for my political cartoon, there is so much symbolism inside of it that theres at
least something that others can relate to. And if they dont relate to it, they can see what I am
trying to portray, and understand the problem that I am pointing out. This way they can relate it
to the world and make up their own opinion about the subject matter. For the poem, I made it
into a storyline that my audience will be able to understand some of the effects of not having the
proper education. I feel that many people can relate to being in abusive relationships, getting
pregnant, or contracting a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). And through the lack of
knowledge that I help the reader visualize, they can see how this womans fate could have
changed with a little information. I want my audience to reconsider hiding this vital information
How I rely on the rhetorical devices are completely vital to allowing people to understand
what I am trying to get across. For my political cartoon, I had to use logos to decide what to put
into the picture to create a sense of reality to this. I want my audience to see how scary not
knowing about safe sex truly is. For ethos, its slightly harder to show, but by establishing what
type of education people are receiving about safe sex, I am establishing that I do understand
where people generally look for information. For pathos, I decided to show pregnant women and
show that they are clueless and are all looking towards online sources of information. So, I
wanted to establish that because people arent receiving the safe education they could have
For my poem, rhetorical devices are also vital, but they are used in a different way. For
logos, I discussed the different things that have a greater chance of happening without the proper
knowledge. For example, abusive relationships, the hardships that come with carrying an STI,
becoming pregnant, and also some of the hardships that come along with becoming pregnant. For
ethos, I wanted to establish that I do understand how these effects truly can hurt a person. And
for pathos, I described her pain and sadness that came along with all of these things. I also
described how she could have made better choices if she would have known that she can in the
first place.
these projects. I want them to understand that there is symbolism and true meaning behind every
single thing that I put into these. And though it may not be apparent, it makes a lot of sense when
you think about it. I want them to know that yes, bad things can happen, and those things can
suck, but the emotional hardships that come with them are so tolling on a person. That, without
The common ground for my political cartoon, I used the fact that everyone is affected.
Also, that so many people care about the safety of themselves and others, so I went off that to
show a sense of danger to those people we care most about. And for the poem, its also the safety
and emotional well-being of a person, and that it can be disrupted so easily with a lack of
knowledge.
Some goals in my future writing, include being able to connect well with my audience,
and to have a really good common ground. I want to be able to truly move someone with my
words, and allow them to see the whole picture of something before I voice my opinion on that
thing. I want my audience to feel like this article was meant for them, and I want to effectively
choose the correct things to put into an argument that will make the largest effect.
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