Consider your response to the following three points of discussion:
1. Sir Francis Bacon states “The duty and office of rhetoric is to apply reason to imagination for the better moving of the will”. Has Orwell been able to move your will to improve your writing? If yes, explain how and why. If you answer no, explain what type of appeal would have been more effective and why.
Orwell has been able to move me in his speech. Although very long and confusing at times, he has persuaded me to change my writing with his words. Orwell has used evidence, rhetorical devices, logos, pathos and ethos in his speech. He shows that, yes the English language is declining fast in equality. He has many reasoning and examples of how the language is declining and his speech is very convincing.
I have learnt many things for example; Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a short one will do and never use passive when you can use active.
2. To what extent has Orwell used ethos, pathos and logos effectively in his argument? Explain using evidence from the essay to support your claims.
Orwell Used logos the most throughout the entire essay. A perfect example of a logo is "there is no real need for any of the hundreds of foreign phrases now current in the English language." (3) because he backs up his reasoning and has many strong points. Orwell uses pathos to show off his emotional side and tries to get the readers to feel the same way he does, it's almost like he is trying to make the reader think the exact same way as him; "[All bad writing] has faults of its own, but quite apart from avoidable ugliness, two qualities are common to all of them."(1) He also uses ethos to show that he has many connections and that he has been to many political events. He knows the specific days and is very well educated