I choose to do my rhetorical analysis on the essay Appearances, by Carmen Vazquez.
Prompt- Read carefully the article in GRs pg 66-69 followed the rhetorical analysis of it on page 70-73. In a blog post list 3 points that Jackson makes about the context of the article and 3 points he makes about the the text itself (textual analysis).
Finally, add one more textual and one more contextual observation about Barbara Jordan's speech that Jackson does not address.
Jackson's Three Points on Context
- Jackson commented on how Jordan was not only giving this speech to the 34 other House of Representatives members, but that she was giving it to the American public as well knowing that her speech would be televised and widely viewed.
- Jordan also had to establish herself as an unbiased rhetor, because she was Democratic, whereas Nixon and those being accused were Republican.
- Finally, Jackson brought to light how Barbara Jordan's cultural background affected how she viewed the Constitution.
Jackson's Three Points on Text
-Jackson told about how Jordan established pathos by stating her emotional belief of how the Constitution now "is whole". This appealed to emotions because of how she was African American, and therefore was not included in the Constitution at first.
- Jordan established credibility by saying that the Constitution lets her (and all of us) be the judge of what is "impeachable".
- She also used quotes from many respected dignitaries like James Madison and Justice Story to appeal to the audiences need for ethos.
One of Context
- Jordan knew that she was setting the tone for a national debate, and gave convincing evidence to persuade without coming right out and saying that Nixon was guilty and should be impeached.
One of Text
- Jordan arranged her ideas in a way that made sense to the audience, which led to the optimal level of persuasion in her speech.
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