Rhetorical Analysis
Visual Precis
- I feel that the videos point is to show a devastating car accident that shows, as the text says, "What Hurts The Most".
- He uses a visual of what the accident was supposed to look like, and the video shows a young girl crying about her past that she is remembering.
- They use pathos which connects very emotionally, which is shown by the girl crying and the car accident.
- The impact of the video is very strong because it is using very emotional text and visuals.
- The audience in the video is people that like country music or dramatic songs.
- The tone of the video is very sad and emotional.
- The style is slow and mellow.
- A pattern found in the text is when he says "What Hurts The Most".
- The writers purpose in the video was to show the sorrow and despair that was shown.
- The audience is people who like country music or sad music.
- Pathos is used in the video by showing us the emotion in the text, and Rascal Flatts.
- The tone is very sad and very emotional.
- The evidence that supports that claim is not only the car crash, but the woman crying.
- The style includes heavy moments and sad moments.
- A pattern found in the text is repetition. He uses it when he says "what hurts the most".
- Some details that were used in the video to support the pattern are the lyrics.
- Since the message is to show there pain, stating "what hurts the most" helps you understand that more.
- The text would be different without these because the lyrics would be different.
- Some schemes and tropes include the repetition that is used and the lyrics.
What Does This Text Teach Us About Rhetoric
The text teaches us about rhetoric by
The text teaches us about rhetoric by using the lyrics to create pathos that appeal to our emotions. The lyrics in the video describes an event that happened which was the car wreck. Doing so, it created an emotional connection to the viewer.
Visual Analysis Over: What Hurts The Most
Song Writer: Jeffrey Steele
Work Cited
How Does Rhetoric Mean More Than Words?
Rhetoric means more than words because it can go more into depth than any other way of writing. It can also be shown through pictures and videos! When you analyze it you can find different ways that it appeals to you such as logos, ethos, and pathos which is used in this video. For example in the video the woman remembers a car crash that was devastating.
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