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Rhetorical Analysis Of Grey's Anatomy

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In the episode “Give Peace A Chance” of Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Derek Shepherd is given an impossible case and has to make a decision to cut out a massive spinal tumor of a lab technician he is familiar with at the hospital. The chief of the hospital and Dr. Shepherd are having a hard time with some of the decisions the chief has recently made regarding the hospital’s merger and this creates conflict further into the episode. A resident doctor in the hospital, Dr. Karev, is having troubles with his cancer wife who has fled and left him with an enormous amount of bills from the hospital for her recent treatments. This episode uses all parts of the rhetorical triangle, but particularly through pathos doctors in the episode are able to heavily connect with the audience.
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Since Grey’s Anatomy is a reality show, it is intended to target the emotions of the audience so that the show can maintain or increase the number of viewers each week. The audience soon becomes emotionally invested into the characters because they seem relatable. This connection is meant to make the audience feel as if they were living through the characters. In particular, this episode reveals many emotional appeals. In the beginning, Dr. Shepherd is narrating and he says he didn’t do surgery for the high or thrill, but for the quiet. At the end of the show, with the help of his patient, Dr. Shepherd is more zen and at peace. The show’s writers used this episode to stimulate stillness and peace. They enhance the emotional appeal through the patient the most. Isaac says to Dr. Shepherd before the surgery “So if I can offer one piece of advice to the world’s foremost neurosurgeon…today if you become frightened, instead become inspired” which the audience can easily sympathize with because those fears are realistic and

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