CSULB There More to Life Than Being Happy Smith Rhetorical Analysis Paper

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Major Essay #1 Rhetorical Analysis Requirements: • 6-8 pages, typed in MLA format (1” Margins, Doubled-Spaced, 12pt Times New Roman) • See Syllabus for Important Dates Context: The first portion of our class has been spent discussing the place of argument in our society. You have also been conducting independent research into a topic of your choosing in order to give you an entertaining focus for the semester. Your first paper explored the facets of your topics to make sure they were viable while your second paper evaluated how popular sources such as newspapers are covering your topic. Now, you will construct a rhetorical analysis by evaluating the appeals (and other rhetorical devices) in a long-form argument on your topic. Prompt: Analyze an argumentative article from your reader or a documentary from the rhetorical point of view. You will need to address the author’s use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos while bringing in other rhetorical devices (if needed). Before you analyze the piece, you will also need to effectively summarize your text. Tips: • Pick an article from your reader or documentary with a strong argument! Don’t just pick what you think will be easiest. Give your text some thought first; A longer, more professional text will make the paper easier to write. • Summarize the text in an effective manner (aim for one concise paragraph). • You should think of Logos, Ethos and Pathos as sections of this paper, not as paragraphs. You may have multiple paragraphs on each appeal. • You will need to provide clear definitions of each rhetorical device you use. • You will need to provide specific evidence (quotes/paraphrases) from your article to prove is efficacy. • Remember: the main goal of this analysis is to pass judgment. You need to argue whether your specific article is effective or ineffective based on the author’s use of rhetorical devices. Grade Breakdown: • Intro Workshop: • Peer Workshop: • Editing Workshop: • Final paper: • Total points: 15 points 15 points 20 points 150 points 200 points You will also have a conference for this paper that is worth 25 points! Essay introduction File Edit View Insert 1 100% 4 3 Format Tools Normal text 2 1 Add-ons Zotero Help Times New… Share Last edit was on March 12 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 March 11, 2021 2 Is there More to Life than Being Happy? Headings you add to the document will appear here. Happiness ratings in at least 97 other countries are lower than they have ever been amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with TIME magazine reporting that, “​Loneliness posed a high risk to 3 younger people, people without jobs or single people, and life satisfaction went down drastically” (Kambhampaty, 2020). Why are people lonely? Why are they not happy? This 4 becomes clear when we consider how people are occupying their free time in their homes for months on end. Resorting to quick fixes of happiness such as alcoholism, smoking, pornography, binging Netflix, or caffeine addiction in order to fill voids that were once occupied by social 5 interaction and personal relationships are detrimental to overall satisfaction. When we take all of these things into mind, it’s clear why people are not finding fulfillment in their daily lives and are feeling isolated from society. Emily Esfahani Smith, published author for magazines like The 6 Wall Street Journal, TIME, and The NY Times writes an intriguing article on why chasing after happiness has negative effects on personal ideas of fulfillment. Smith’s essay, ​There’s More to 7 Life than Being Happy ​appeared in the Atlantic in 2003 and offers solutions to a contemporary problem. Smith’s work effectively appeals to the reader’s sympathy for tragedy and describes an underlying message to achieve lasting satisfaction by appealing to various rhetorical devices 10 9 8 throughout her essay. 7
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Smith wrote the article "There's More to Life Than Being Happy" as a way of
popularizing the importance of having the real meaning of basic happiness



The following essay presents a rhetorical analysis of the article "There's More to Life
Than Being Happy" by Emily Esfahani Smith
Ethos



The author uses the ethos appeal in her article, "There's More to Life Than Being
Happy," to describe how happiness has infinite interpretations



Throughout the article, Smith uses string sources that play a key role in strengthening her
credibility and appeal of ethos



Additionally, to boost her credibility, Smith discusses how Frankl has worked as a
therapist and how he provides various examples in his article, including the two suicidal
inmates he encountered while writing the article
Logos



In addition to the ethos appeals, Smith still uses strong appeals to logos. That is mainly
through how she uses a variety of facts and statistical data while presenting her
progressions of ideas



Smith also uses her individual stories, which play a significant role in putting her face on
the connection of happiness and its meaning
Pathos



Along with her logos appeals, Smith still makes appeals to pathos in various parts of the
article



The image that Smith evokes within the article presents happiness among human beings
and its meaning



Nevertheless, Smith fails to provide the same level of effectiveness at the end of the
article, presenting an appeal to ethos
Conclusion



Although Smith started her article by persuading her readers about the relationship
between happiness and its meaning, she ends up losing her power towards the end of the
article


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Rhetorical Analysis of “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy” by Emily Esfahani Smith

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Rhetorical Analysis of “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy” by Emily Esfahani Smith
Smith wrote the article "There's More to Life Than Being Happy" as a way of
popularizing the importance of having the real meaning of basic happiness. She uses the article
to merge with Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl's information, who also played a significant role
in the topic. She, therefore, provides a simple connection between happiness and its meaning
regardless of whether it is with another human being or an object and how it can provide real
meaning to the life of an individual. She still plays a critical role in the article by connecting
meaningful life and many other things, including self-actualization and social contribution.
The following essay presents a rhetorical analysis of th...


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