This
picture of an "on-stage battle of dueling guitars" between Carlos
Santana and David Brown displays many rhetorical aspects. This post is
about the Logos used in this picture from Woodstock. The main logic
applied here is reason. Using the picture, the photographer (or who
whoever he is taking the picture for) is using the rationale that if these two
men can play guitars together, why can’t the audience at least accept the idea
that the races can be equals. He appeals to this idea by displaying to
the audience different races doing an activity, making music, together.
It is implied that their unity can be applied to your daily life. Another
piece of evidence that suggests the idea of unity are their clothes. They have two pretty different outfits on,
which normally means that they have two different lifestyles. This shows that people who live differently
can get along as well. The author of
this piece wants to put off a message of unity.
To do this, the author uses reasoning, which is Logos, to appeal to the
audience.
You have some good ideas presented here. I wouldn't have thought about the outfits they are wearing so that was an interesting idea to read about. I would try to incorporate deductive reasoning in your post. It is also a little wordy so you might want to revise it a little.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you incorporated not only their skin color differences but also their clothes differences. I liked how you used the word "unity" to describe the men. It suits the situation better than just saying the two are similar and can simply just relate.
ReplyDelete-Breauna