For this assignment, refer back to what you learned last week about rhetorical strategies and reread The Coddling of the American Mind. Then:
Additionally, the writers’ use pathos to appeal to the reader and
convince their audience of school administrators. The usage of pathos is found in the authors’
diction, choosing words that have heavier emotional impacts than their
synonyms. For example, they claim, “It would also tone down the perpetual state of
outrage that seems to engulf some colleges these days, allowing students’
minds to open more widely to new ideas and new people.” The authors’
choice of the words tone, outrage, and engulf all add to the emotions of the
reader and how the situation is viewed. This is an effective appeal because
now the reader is looking at the topic with a much more emotional
investment. Words like these lead the reader to feel outraged him or herself, and feeling that encourages the reader to take the authors’ side and act on the issue. Now the reader is considering the “outrage” and how it is
affecting the academic climate as they become more emotionally invested and therefore more caring.
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