Friday, February 28, 2014

Logos of 2+2=?

Many rhetorical skill are used in the lyrics of the song 2+2=? but the one being discussed in this post is logos. Logos use logic to try and understand things and figure out why things are significant in the song. These lyrics use logic to question the day to day rules of our world specifically the draft. Seger addresses the fact that maybe he's a fool for asking but why don't they change the rules. It doesn't make sense to him that they are sending young people off to war, taking them from their families, and forcing them to kill people. He acknowledges the fact that he is young but at the same time says that the rules are old and it's time to change them. In his mind if he has to kill people in order to live than something is wrong and needs to change. By questioning these things it forces the audience to use logic and attempt to figure out the answers to his questions. Simply asking something can cause change because if nothing is questioned there is no reason to do anything differently. He was a simple man encouraging everyone to find a simple answer to why these rules are in place and at the same time points out that there isn't much logic to these rules.

3 comments:

  1. I liked how you were able to simply identify the use of logos to convey what he's trying to say. The song itself, like you said, is pretty straightforward, yet so dense and meaningful.

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  2. I agree with what Dawit said, you did a wonderful job in explaining the use of logo in the song.

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  3. I like how you tie all the information together at the end. It was clear and concise. Why do you think logos has such a great influence on the way people think about something?

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