Blog post 1

1.  Logos: This picture shows a specific fact and statistic about how many people die each year from smoking in the UK.

 Pathos: The picture of the Clearzine Acne Solution is showing that the lady is a much happier person with the Clearzine Solution. One picture shows unsatisfactory whereas the other picture shows a happy person who used the acne product.

Ethos: Lebron James showing off his Nike brand shoe to the public is giving this picture credibility. The world known Lebron is showing that Nike is the shoe to wear. This not only gives credibility to Lebron but also to the company of Nike.

2. An example of a rhetorical situation today is the death penalty. The issue of whether one should get executed for killing someone has been a controversial issue for Americans as a long time doing. The audience in this issue is the people part of the Senate or House of Representatives and the citizens of America. The focus of exigence is dealing whether people should be executed if they have murdered someone or multiple people. The constraints of this issue is whether one is mentally ill when the act was happening. Should a person who cannot truly help themselves because of voices in there head be killed?

3. Rhetoric is the act of trying to persuade or trying to get someones attention by applying different approaches toward persuasion using emotions and facts. Rhetoric today is being used to persuade different people to different products, making a competition towards companies. Competition is good for America but sometimes we have to be careful about what way we are persuaded from rhetoric just because of who uses the product.