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Rhetorical Analysis Of Bullying

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Bullying has been engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. A thorough analysis of various case studies, statistical research, law cases, and news articles was conducted to understand the issue of bullying and to find preventative measures that should be taken. The purpose of this paper will be to analyze the different rhetorical situations of numerous texts concerning bullying in school systems and understanding their relationships in that aspect. Each day school children learn valuable skills and lessons from their teachers as well as through interactions with their peers. Although school, undoubtedly, …show more content…

In Bully, Lee Hirsch focuses on five different families in four different states that are have specific situations that have to do with bullying. It is clear that the subject is the movement to abolish bullying, but the speaker of the movie can be broad. In Bully, Lee Hirsch uses as rhetorical questions and imagery as well as appeal to pathos, ethos, and logos. In Bully, Hirsch uses rhetorical questions throughout the movie to provoke the emotions of the viewers, which forces the audience to reflect on the cause of bullying. It also makes the audience associate themselves to the victims of bullying and ask themselves what they would do in that situation. Overall, strengthening Hirsch's argument that bullying is a universal issue and it needs to be recognize our actions as a society and accept everyone for who they …show more content…

In the beginning of the movie Hirsch explains the disease of bullying which defines the logic behind bullying to the audience which is known as an appeal to logos. In the middle, the director stirs the audience in the life of a young boy which develops an emotional appeal from the audience due to the sight of the young boy being bullied on a daily basis. In the end, the movie concludes that we have to take a stand because no one is recognizing how prevalent bullying is today; and shows all the teachers at this certain school saying that the bullying is being resolved when in reality, it is

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