Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Vanessa Ohaya
Professor Granillo
English 101
26 September 2018
persuade the audience. Rhetoric such as ethos, pathos, and logos is so much more than really
strange names that sort of sound like a name for a really exotic fruit. Each type of rhetoric
argument. Each Rhetorical Strategy has its own job and importance. Ethos is the ethical value
that a person may have that could have sparked the argument in the first place. Pathos is the
emotions that the speaker exudes to make the argument more relatable and Logos is the
evidence, such as: data, statistics, and quotes that help build the argument as well. An article
discusses the disadvantages of race related clubs and how they could be harming students instead
of aiding individuals, specifically students, feel more inclusive. This article explains how cultural
and minority student organizations have become an important factor in schools as a way to build
a comfortable environment for students. But the the author explains that on the other hand, clubs
like this could also serve as a disadvantage. Moro states that minority student clubs can help as
well as hinder students. The speaker uses the rhetorical modes, logos, ethos and pathos in order
to provide reasoning for the main idea that these clubs are belittling diverse interactions within
the school.
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Attending a school with a variety of students from different backgrounds gives the author
a clear motivation for this topic.Gabriela Moro attended the University of Notre Dame where she
was required to write a persuasive essay. The author was inspired by her racially and culturally
diverse student body. Another motivation is the fact that many schools are presented to an
assortment of racial backgrounds and culture. For example, Gabriela Moro, in her article, “
Minority Student Clubs: Segregation or Integration?,” explains how many schools have made it
more of a priority to create an environment where students feel more comfortable around similar
peers. In the first paragraph of Moro’s article she states that, “Minority representation on United
States college campuses has increased significantly in recent years… schools prepare students
for a diverse democratic society”(269). Being that the author’s first year of college was spent at
such a diverse school shows that a racially diverse campus was the focus which makes the
speaker a primary source and therefore reliable. Lastly, another motivation could be the current
racial tensions that are present in the United States. This article was published in 2015, which
was not too far from when the present United States president was running for office. During this
time, many issues of discrimination and self-segregation were being shown in the media which
could also be a motive for this article. Not only does the author's personal experience help build
The Author's credentials also builds her credibility as well. Gabriella Moro is a
pre-health and neuroscience major. “Fresh Writing; An interacting archive of exemplary first
year writing projects,” states that Moro’s research paper was “ inspired by her experience as a
first year college student exposed to both minority and multicultural student clubs”(Moro 259). It
is evident that essay writing is one of Moro’s specialties due to the fact that one of her essays
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was previewed on such a website. Moro is an exceptional writer with first hand experience of
racially exclusive. Though the reader is not professionally pursuing essay writing, it is apparent
that she excels in that particular ability. The authors motivation branches off of the personal
experience that comes with attending a school such as her own. The educational environment
had a huge influence on the content of her article. Her values and ideals with promoting diversity
The author uses ethos in order to expand on her argument to her advantage. Moro states
that, “ minority groups can lead to self- segregation and that is what most universities claim to be
their diversity goals” (Moro 270). This shows that the author believes that although minority
based groups do create a comfortable environment, they also promote a seperation of races. The
speaker believes that creating clubs that consists of majority of the same race is also a way to
“enrich an educational experience” (Moro 276). The author uses ethical values in her argument
in order to build the argument but she also has a lot to improve on when using ethos.
Though the speaker utilizes ethos to her advantage, the main argument would have made
more of an impact to the audience if her values were obvious and not hidden within the article.
Rather than including the “they say, I say” she only states the “ they say” without really
including any clear argument (Moro 269). In order to make an argument stronger it is important
to include commentary. The author does not effectively utilize that. She only includes her own
commentary in the introduction which does not properly illustrate her point of view. Being able
to include ethos also helps to make the argument more personal. This could help give the
audience the assumption that the main argument is significant to the speaker.
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To build the argument’s significance and credibility the author also uses logos
effectively. Throughout the article, the author includes various reliable outside sources to prove
her point. She does an amazing job of this. Moro’s ability to use various articles and sources
adds more credibility to her argument. For example, the speaker states,” To frame my discussion,
I will use an article from College Student Journal” (Moro 270). Moro uses other sources and
testimonials that assist her in proving her point to the audience. Another example of this is the
evidence that she pulls out from multiple studies. Each paragraph begins a new point and in each
point another study or article is used to her advantage. Not only does the author pull information
from scholars and professors but she also gets supporting claims from members of her age group.
Three students from Harvard University also assisted her with proving her point (Moro 272). She
appeals to her targeted audience (college students) by including arguments presented by other
college students. This makes it possible for members inside of her age group to relate more.
Another example of logos is the author's ability to tie all her sources back to her central argument
within her article. For example the author clearly states that “These findings indicate that
minority students can be helpful to those who have not previously engaged with other minority
student clubs”( Moro 272). Every example that the author uses connects back to the central idea
that minority student clubs are indeed helpful. All the evidence that is used in the article helps
build the argument more. The author makes use of the outside information that was gathered and
makes sure that the audience recognizes the reliable sources used in order to increase her
credibility.
The author incorporporated commentary and analysis done by actual students. Which
helps the readers to sort of get the authors point of view. Given the fact that the author is also a
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college students. This serves as a primary source and this also helps the reader to understand the
argument through the authors eyes. Though Moro purposely refrains from adding her own
opinion into the argument the inclusions of other college students allows for a more personal
stance on the particular argument. For example on page 272, she includes commentary about the
issue form three students at Harvard College. These students briefly explain how they prefer
having clubs like this on their campuses and how it is beneficial to them. A student names
Delgado explains, “ I missed speaking Spanish and I missed having tacos, and other things like
that,” this is an example of students who need to feel inclusive in a campus filled with a plethora
of different cultures ( Moro 272). The author does a great job of including sources from people
The author does an exceptional job of arguing that minority based student clubs are
promoting self-segregation but nonetheless it can still help create a more comfortable
environment for students. In an environment where there are many different backgrounds and
cultures, it may come to feel is if representation is lacking in that particular school. In order to
state this the author uses ethos by stating her beliefs in the first paragraph of the article. She
clearly states that minority based clubs are both positive and negative towards students. The
author includes pathos by stating the motivation which ties to the current racial tensions that are
occuring in the United States whilst including real college student opinions into her essay. The
author also Utilizes logos to her advantage, by including multiple outside sources and statistics in
Works cited
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interactive Archive of Exemplary First- Year Writing Projects, U
Dame. They Say, I say, NORTON, 4th Edition, New York/ London.