Disciplinary terminology and methods of criticism to analyze texts
This assignment was made for my Rhetorical Traditions I class. It was an argument-driven essay to discuss the influence of rhetorical messages on the listening audience.
From this essay, I gained more insight into the rhetorical message’s influences on the public that often go unnoticed. I used terminology such as logos, pathos, and ethos to analyze rap music’s rhetorical appeals. I also compared other types of music and its rhetorical appeals to see if there were any differences in the influences of rap music or “lyrical music”.
This assignment fits with other assignments because there is the discussion of rhetorical appeals, which is a topic I often hear in the field of English. Not only that, but this essay also brings up the role of music media and influential people who are both equipped with the power of ethos.
It was very significant to me because this essay expanded on how I looked at rhetoric. It broadened my perspective of seeing old, Aristotelian rhetoric to seeing how relevant rhetoric is in the modern age, which is important to how I develop as an English major. When comparing the two types of music genres, it was interesting to see how the rhetorical appeals influenced the audience in different ways.
This new knowledge makes me want to do more research on how relevant rhetoric is in this day in age. This new knowledge also makes me more aware of rhetoric used in our daily life such as television, sports, and social media. I am intrigued to learn more about this topic in my Capstone Project.