The author's overall purpose is to express her opinion regarding the hype surrounding the recently released Marvel movie, Black Panther. She strays away from the common mentality that Black Panther is a "black" movie celebrating "blackness". Instead, she identifies the movie as a movie that incorrectly represents and African. The author describes African culture as being displayed as a "rabid cultural mishmash." Elsie Eyakuse, a Tanzanian writer, that blogs for the Mikocheni report states that Black Panther is about rage rather than blackness.
To express her opinion, Eyakuse uses highly informal diction, a relaxed mood, and a condescending tone to connect with he audience. This audience includes all those who have watched Black Panther. Throughout the text, the author's voice is strong expressing her distaste with the way people describe the purpose and true meaning of Black Panther. This opinion is evident when Eyakuse uses a "no offence" like structure within the passage. Often times she will praise the movie then pick apart something she disliked. The author's condescending tone is clear throughout the text. Personally, as a reader I believe this stems from the fact that she is not from the United States and there are many cultural differences between the two. Her condescending tone is evident towards the end of the text when the author states that people can continue to "wear their dashikis and paint their faces" but the real purpose of the movie should be identified. Throughout the text the author appeals to both pathos, and logos to support her opinion. Pathos is evident when she describes political problems where many "have been been imprisoned, been beaten, and been denied their rights by [their] security forces." Her real life example shows that there is actual rage with good reason and that Black Panther reflects this rage well within the movie. The author appeals to logos when she addresses the fact that people of color are shown in movies its just that many do not actually search for the movies. She makes a valid point that there are movies made by people like Sembene Ousmane and movie genres like Nollywood that often have cast that are only full of people of color. Within the article, the author uses little to no rhetorical devices. The only one that I was able to identify when the author used a similar syntax to make her point. Eyakuse states that "rage has an anatomy." Her repeat of sentence structure is evident: "Mosquitos are annoying. People who constantly interrupt you are infuriating. Racists are unbearable."
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Within this article, the author's overall purpose is to inform the intended audience her opinion towards L'Oreal. This intended audience could be those who are simply familiar with the brand L'Oreal or knowledgable about discrimination within the beauty industry. Izzidien highlights the flaws of the beauty industry overall and how businesses choose to be inclusive when it is convenient or 'trending.' Due to the article being labeled as opinion, a subjective tone is used throughout the article. Within the text, the author's voice is clear throughout the paper. The author appeals to both logos and ethos to support her opinions towards L'Oreal. From the beginning of the text the author automatically brings the company ,L'Oreal, statement into the discussion. She quotes L'Oreal's comments concerning diversifying their brand in terms of "styles, habits, and expressions." Soon after, the author refutes L'Oreal's claims of diversity. She clearly expresses how diversity is more than just showing models of different backgrounds and races. Izzidien describes it as respecting the opinions of others due to where they came from. To support her opinion the author soon after appeals to logos. She describes a situation between L'Oreal ending a business contract with a transgender model due to comments made. In this particular portion of the article one can tell that at this point the author is frustrated. She explains to the audience, with examples, about how Muslims and hijabis have only been included "because in recent years they have been considered alternatively fashionable and fresh." She then list examples regarding the "new era of fashion" including a hijabi barbie doll. Izzidien's appeals to pathos are evident when the mood of the passage switches to that of saddening. Appeals to pathos are evident when the author contrasts comments made by those from the United States and a muslim model. She highlights that the statements made by those who live within the States as "extreme and violent natured." The author uses little to no rhetorical devices. The only noticeable rhetorical device is the use of irony. She makes a play on L'Oreal's slogan "you're worth it."
The author's overall purpose is to inform those who keep up with the politics of the U.S. about her opinions regarding current politics. Her specific opinion is highlighted in the beginning of the text. She addresses her opinion on the text by claiming that discussion of immigrants should not be changed but expanded to bring attention to black immigrants. Throughout the text Jamila Osman appeals to logos to support her claim regarding xenophobia within the United States. Other than those who keep up with politics of the U.S., the author's intended audience are those who are residents or citizens of the United States. From the beginning of the text Osman appeals to logos to support her claim. She gives background information regarding the past current state of immigration laws within America. She describes it as a "flurry of protest and direct action" but then contrast it to today's current policies. When contrasting the different "political-eras" of the United States government the author uses a quite formal diction. The article lacks slang and common conversational vocabulary. This is evident through the use of words like "galvanizing". With this formal diction the author's tone if often in subjective. Her distaste for the Trump-administration is evident when she describes the decision made "to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti." This subjective tone is also apparent when the author argues that the cause of the exclusion of black immigrants to the discussion as xenophobia. Osman by claiming that her and many other "the silence has been unsurprising" when black immigrants are the topic of discussion. This tone often shines through before or after appeals to logos within the text. To back up her claim Osman cites sources such as BAJI (an advocacy group) or the Department of Homeland Security.
Personally as a reader, I feel that the formal diction used within the text was a good decision on the part of the author. Due to the subject matter of this text being such a serious and controversial topic informal diction would not fully get the author's point across. The only rhetorical device that the author uses within the text is metaphor. She highlights that "to be invisible within the public consciousness is to be without the structural and community support other migrant populations benefit from." The author's overall purpose is to inform readers of her opinion regarding the holiday, Thanksgiving, and the history of the holiday that she claims to be often sugarcoated. Belan Fernandez addresses the fact that the true meaning or history of Thanksgiving is often overshadowed, forgotten, and sugarcoated throughout the United States. Throughout the text, the author uses personal anecdotes and facts to support her claim. The audience for the article as a whole is very clear due to the subject matter being Thanksgiving. The author's purpose is to inform those who are residents in the United states, specifically those who celebrate Thanksgiving. From the beginning of the text, the author uses a personal anecdote describing the "important life skills" she acquired while she was in school. She specifically emphasized about "how to craft a teepee replica out of a paper bag." The sarcasm used in the beginning of the text hints at a casual tone. Although throughout the text the diction is informal, at times as a reader I became lost when phrases such as " socioeconomic ostracisation " were used. This casual diction or tone used throughout the text allows Fernandez to blatantly get her point across regarding her distaste with the Thanksgiving holiday. She breaks the reason why she disagrees with the holiday into two sub-categories. The two being: "Land Grabbers and massacres" and "Predatory Capitalism". Throughout these two sub-categories the author appeals to both ethos and logos to support her distaste with the Thanksgiving holiday. The tones used throughout the text are both subjective and accusatory. These tones are expressed when Fernandez refers to Thanksgiving as a "thoroughly nauseating affair." The subjective tone shines through the text often between appeals to logos. The author often shares her opinion with mild/dry humor and sarcasm. After informing readers of the fact that "of 29 Native Americans killed by US police between 1 May 2014 and 31 October 2015, "27 of those deaths received no coverage" in the media." She shares her opinion soon after by saying "talk about disappearing acts." Ethos is also appealed to within the text when Fernandez quotes the work of historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Personally as a reader, the informal diction used within the text was very effective in terms of the author getting her opinion across. The informal diction creates a relaxed mood although the subject matter of the article itself is not very pleasant. The author uses a rhetorical device, irony, to further support her claim. Within the text Fernandez describes how "there's Black Friday to look forward to: the ode to gross overconsumption" which is right after the day of thanks. The author's overall purpose is to inform the reader of the prejudice and racism that Middle Eastern U.S. citizens constantly face. Throughout, the text the author describes both his and other's experiences of being discriminated against due to their background and skin color. From the beginning of the text, the author shares his opinion regarding the chosen purpose of the text. To express his opinion, Baroud uses informal diction to create a 'relaxed' mood although he is describing a somewhat controversial topic. One can determine this by recognizing the authors use of everyday, easy to understand vocabulary. When describing his own personal experiences, one can infer that the topic discussed throughout the article is personal and describes a topic not often discussed. within the United States. The authors blatant claim and use of anecdotes create both subjective and intimate tones. Both the subject and intimate tones are expressed when the author shares his distaste with "blatant racism — becoming an acceptable norm." In this statement, the author clearly takes his stance regarding islamophobia in America. Following this statement, the author appeals to logos and ethos to support his stated claim. He informs the reader of numerous accounts of Muslims being removed from airplanes and various places. This author describing cases of racism in a 'normal' place such as the airports allows the reader to realize that the problem the discussed throughout the passage is truly happening without us realizing. The other also appeals to ethos when relying on common knowledge of the current president of the United States. The author appeals to logos to back up his claim regarding the propaganda within the U.S. Baroud inserts a quote from the president made in 2015 regarding the United State's borders. The appeals to ethos, or use of anecdotes create a tone of intimacy. When sharing his personal experiences of being "held for hours — at JFK airport ", the author allows the reader into his life to try and comprehend the feeling of being detained at the airport due to the color of their skin. He also appeals to logos when reporting statistics taken by NewsWeek which determined that the "majority of mass shootings - 54 percent - were committed by white men." The appeals to logos and ethos create a strong basis to support the expressed opinion throughout the text. The author also uses rhetorical devices such a metaphors. The author compares the way terrorism is perceived in the United States to a "bogeyman that forces everyone into conformity." The author's overall purpose was to inform the audience (Residents of U.S/Sports followers) of his opinion regarding the comments made by President Donald Trump. To express his opinion the author uses relaxed or informal diction that creates a comfortable mood throughout the article. The way the author's opinions are phrased throughout text is as if the reader is talking to a family member or friend. Through the use of powerful words and personal struggles one can infer that the comments made about football have a deeper meaning to the author. The expressive comments made throughout the text create subjective and indignant tones. This tone is expressed when the author claims that we should not "forget the hurricane of police brutality ravishing black communities all across America". Not only is the authors diction informal but he appeals to both logos and ethos. He quoted various people involved in the controversy regarding the NFL and President Donald Trump. Within the text the author directly inserted President Donald Trumps' comments about the situation. The author also quotes one the owner of the New England Patriots. This author uses these quotes to make his claims or argument overall more credible. The author appeals to logic by referring to President Trump as "Trumpty Dumpty", listing common aspects of the super bowl, and facts from the 1968 olympics. The author is appealing to logic by referencing the popular nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Listing common aspects of the superbowl because there is common knowledge of it within the United States. Lastly, the author refers to the 1968 olympics stating that there were players in history who tried to protest against social injustice but were faced "with instant rejection". The author appealing to logic aids his use of an informal tone and adds a basis for his strong opinion throughout the text. The author also uses rhetorical devices such as a common metaphor throughout the text. He compares the tension between the NFL and President Donald Trump as "hurricane season". The use of this comment is ironic due to the fact that North America and the Caribbean have experience three hurricanes and the controversy happening now is the fourth one to top it off. |
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AuthorAdesuwa Obasuyi. Student. Language Lover. 16. Archives
February 2018
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