Rhetorical Analysis: Man Takes First Steps On The Moon

In the four texts of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission in which it discusses the landing of the first humans on the moon, the texts were from Times of London, William Safire, novelist Ayn Rand, and Herblock. The head of the mission Apollo 11, was Neil Armstrong. Neil took a colleague named Edwin Colleague. The whole world was watching this tremendous event that shocked the world. President Nixon was seen as a powerful leader to have held and arrange such a suspense, horrific event. In the first text, “Man Takes First Step on the Moon”, by the Times, gives the perspective of Neil Armstrong and how all the leader around the world have given respect to the US for being the first to make it to the moon. The second text, “In the Event of Moon Disaster”, by William Safire, it gives the view of the people seeing the astronauts as heroes. In the third text, “ The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man's Greatness”, by Ayn Rand, is based on the perspective of a NASA guide. In the illustration of the cartoon, ”Transported”, by Herblock, shows the reality of society in the time of chaos. The rhetorical appeals, pathos, ethos, and logos are used in these texts to attempt to achieve its purpose.

On July 20, 1969 the world watched an American astronaut, Neil Armstrong takes the very first steps onto the surface of the moon. While his colleague Edwin Aldrin watched every activity Neil did from inside the craft. During this time Herb Lock’s cartoon, “Transported” demonstrates a contrast between two worlds, the earth and the moon. In the article “Man takes Takes First Steps on the Moon’ by the Times of London the article explains what Neil and Edwin had to do, to be safe during their visit to the moon. In “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness” by Ayn Rand, she states the achievements of man taking the first steps on the moon. In the speech “Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire, he prepared a speech for President

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” are words that astronaut, Neil Armstrong declared as people around the world attentively watched him take the first steps on the moon. That moment would be documented in history and talked about for years to come. The Apollo 11 mission had left many doubts to those watching the spectacle. Would Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin successfully set foot on the moon? Or was this launch a disaster waiting to happen? The following texts, In Event of Moon Disaster by President Nixon’s speechwriter, William Safire, and The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness by novelist, Ayn Rand, both express the possibility of a disaster as well as the relief and contentment for the men on

Jonathan Swift uses humor in his essay ‘A Modest Proposal’ in the form of satire. His writing style specialized in gaining entertainment and humor from the issue that is being criticized. Jonathan Swift was a satirist who is famous for his ‘Modest Proposal’, in which he proposed a shocking but humorous remedy to satirize the false modesty of British pamphlets and the government during eighteenth century.

The purpose of this speech was in case that it was a disaster and the astronauts died in the moon landing. The writer of this article uses both ethos and pathos. He appeals pathos of being realistic to the situation and presenting all of them as heroes and also, he honors their death which is appealing to the emotions of many people. The way he claims ethos is also in the speech because of President Nixon. Since President Nixon was a president, this makes the speech more honest and honorable then if was given by anyone. The writer of the article is expressing their point of view very strong because he claims to the emotions of many people by explaining who these men were and how they had done was an act of heroism. This is a important to people to know what they were going through and what they had to

Starting July 16th, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. , the time of the launch, three men would contribute to further space exploration as well as demonstrating what it looks like to push human limits. Just four days later , July 20th, with an estimated 6 million viewers, for the first time people watched as man took his first step on the moon (Moon

The first trip to the moon where mankind got to step foot in was a huge deal to the entire world. A total of four texts related to the 1996 Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon will be analyzed. The purpose, the interaction with SOAPS and ethos, logos and pathos will be defined. Between the four texts two are effective and the other two will be ineffective.

In our textbook, the authors stated that there are three different ways the writers can appeal or grab their audience’s attention (Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz, and Walters 26). Those three appeals are known as logos, pathos, and ethos. When reacting to a tragedy like Challenger Explosion, it is the duty of the sitting president to help the country heal. With the countries emotions at the forefront, Reagan’s speech was written to appeal to our emotions.

The term Rhetoric can be defined as “the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.” In order to use rhetoric devices correctly you need; ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.

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Even the title, In Event of Moon Disaster, draws your attention. The audience will have some kind of mourning effect after hearing the death of fellow Americans and also the failure of the mission to the moon. Safire uses a good example of saying they died for mankind’s noble goal: truth and understanding. They should be considered heroes because they were representing the country. Humans do not let setbacks happen, if a failure occurs that only makes them keep going because they have great pride; nothing will stop them. Safire uses depressing phrases such as “rest in peace,” “foremost in our hearts,” and “mourned by the people,” to make the audience remorse yet be proud of what they have begun. He uses this tone to appeal to the people that if they listen they could help better the future for space exploration. Word choice such as, “every human being,” “people of the world,” “our,” and “we” establish the common ground between the president and citizens for ethos. Safire wants the audience to feel proud yet a bid of sorrow because the astronauts did die but their death could influence the rest of

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the predominant leader of the Civil Rights Movement to end racial discrimination and segregation in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a world-renowned spokesperson advocating nonviolent protest, many of his speeches were centered on peaceful ways to change the unfair treatment and segregation of blacks. His hope was to use these methods of nonviolent protest so that one day all of God’s children, whites and blacks included, would live, and treat each other, as equals. On April 3, 1968, he delivered what would be his final speech, I’ve Been to the Mountaintop, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters).

Man Takes First Steps on the Moon", found in a special edition of the Times, uses appeals to both logos and ethos to provide accurate information about the moon landing success for the audience. The newspaper's high status and recognizable name gives the article automatic ethos; one can assume that the writer is trustworthy, informed, and professional. This automatic ethos helps all the appeals to logos, because the audience will believe that all the facts presented by the Times is reliable and correct. The article uses many appeals to logos as well. Since the piece is meant to be informative, using specific details and facts helps everything stay focused. All facts are simple and to the point, which helps the article reach a wider audience

On July 24, 1969, Neil Armstrong and his crew took off into space to be the first people to land on a different planet or moon other than earth. Still, a flag sits there, with 50 stars and 13 stripes, is the famous moon-landing American flag. On that day Neil Armstrong spoke the words of, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Before the Apollo 11 crew had set foot on the moon, half a billion people was filled with hope, fear, and courage to the brave men up above. The flag on the moon is a reminder that we can come together as one.