On Bullshit Rhetorical Analysis

Fridman’s word choice is very helpful when constructing his argument. To demonstrate how American society uses derogatory terms when talking about intellectuals he uses words such as “freak”, and the true definition of what a “geek” is. He also makes use of the

He calls Diadiun’s words “hyperbole”, stating that opinions don’t always have to be interpreted as factual, and that Diadiun’s article doesn’t imply that his claim of Milkovich being a liar is

Renan Levine has written an article on how to identify lies, bullshit, and knowledge. The article mainly talks about of arguments between persons which can be falsely or even contain bullshit. The author is trying to show the difference between lies and bullshit. Bullshit can refer to talking nonsense which most of the times is entails of lies while lies are just false statements about a particular object or person.

For my final project of the semester, Project 4, I decided to revise my rhetorical analysis of project 2. I took your comments and feedback very solemnly, to avail further my inditement. I understood the feedback consummately, and optically discerned precisely what I needed to do. The main thing I wanted to fixate on was understanding that the paper was filled with many conceptions, and constructing it down to precise conceptions, and expounding them exhaustively. I abstracted some conceptions that I believe that weren’t apart of the process of explicating the argument or how it works.

"Common Sense" was one of the most important pieces of literature in early America, because it was extremely influential to many people throughout all of American colonies. The colonist came to America to escape religious boundaries. They wanted to be able to worship God freely. Thomas Paine uses this to his advantage by using scriptural quotes, pathos, to convince his audience that it is common sense for the colonists to break completely with Great Britain. He says that "a monarchy is terrible, and to have a king is not only an unsuccessful way to rule a nation, but it is also a sin."

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Daxter Miles Jr. scored 23 points as No. 10 West Virginia University defeated No. 24 Iowa State 87-76 on Senior Night in front of a sold out Coliseum crowd. With the victory, the Mountaineers (24-7, 12-6 Big 12) sealed the second seed in the Big 12 Tournament behind top-ranked Kansas. Nathan Adrian recorded 16 points and seven rebounds in his final home game. Jevon Carter had 13 points and eight boards. Elijah Macon added 10.

When people are bullshitting others, they are usually throwing out whatever excuse or story they can think of without caring about whether it makes sense or is true. Although there are many opinions on bullshit, the difference between lying and bullshitting is the intent. (Frankfurt) When you lie to someone, you have the intent to get away with something. If you have the intent, you must care about the truth of the situation.

“Honey, you are changing that boy’s life.” A friend of Leigh Anne’s exclaimed. Leigh Anne grinned and said, “No, he’s changing mine.” This exchange of words comes from the film trailer of an award-winning film, The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, released on November 20th, 2009. This film puts emphasis on a homeless, black teen, Michael Oher, who has had no stability or support in his life thus far.

For this rhetorical analysis essay I decided to reflect upon the somewhat recent documentary titled “The Social Dilemma”. From gen-zians to baby boomers, this film was dedicated to educating people on the impact of social media on today’s society as we have entered a tech-frenzy world. Just like many other people, I wanted to see what the craze was about when this film was produced back in 2020. From interviews with former tech company employees to societal examples, Jeff Orlowski used various rhetorical strategies to convey an important message within his world-famous film. Growing up during a time where social media was just developing and kids weren’t glued to their iPad’s, I have very clearly noticed the effects social media has had on,

This lack of authenticity is illustrated in Verbal’s statement that, “a man

The Weapon of Knowledge Mary Shelley, in her gothic novel Frankenstein (, conveys that the thirst for knowledge can often be more dangerous than rewarding through her vivid depiction of her characters and plot. Shelley supports her conveyance by first giving thorough descriptions of her characters to show their changes throughout the novel, then eloquently using literary devices such as similes and metaphors to strengthen the tone of the novel, and lastly by dramatically exhibiting the effects of her characters' actions on themselves as well as those around them. Shelley’s purpose is to get the reader thinking about the power and dangers of knowledge while providing a simply entertaining story on the surface. Shelley utilizes a tragic tone

Past leaders such as Andrew Jackson, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Marc Antony are evidence that society does not reward morality and good character in leadership. Society is drawn to leaders that have good rhetoric, propaganda, and charismatic personalities, and society supports them despite their immorality. Society is concerned about stability more than the morality of their leaders and will support immoral leaders in times of crisis to provide stability. In history there have been multiple leaders that have used rhetoric, propaganda and charismatic personalities to gain power, despite their morals.

There is a lot of stimuli out there, in the world. Our minds, however, are quite limited in their ability to parse every single input present in our environment. This limitation is not necessarily a bad thing, it is perhaps what makes human communication possible. In their Truthfulness and Relevance paper, Wilson & Sperber attempt to theorize how our minds process meaning, both drawing on and rejecting certain fundamental aspects of Grice’s account. For Wilson and Sperber, as well as Grice, communication is about being informed.

Rather than “deceptive,” Frankfurt believes the first definition should be deliberate misrepresentation—and he decides that deliberate misrepresentation seems to also fall under the category of bullshit. Continuing with Black’s definition, Frankfurt picks apart the second phrase listed: short of lying. After examining this definition, he comes to the conclusion that there are different degrees of lying. While investigating the definition of humbug, Frankfurt has determined various parts that compare to his general view of bullshit—but many that do not relate. He takes this all into

“People who can turn a lie into a truth have the power to shape reality; that gives them its willing suspension of disbelief is a co-conspirator in this uncanny transformation” (Kirsch). Here Kirsch talks about how whoever has the power of a voice can be the most powerful individual out there. Being able to change other peoples mind itself is a great power but being able to turn the lie into the truth, that can influence those around them is a big factor in helping change the other’s perspective. “The problem with our “post-truth” politics is that a large share of the population has moved beyond true and false” (Kirsch). Here Kirsch is trying to impose that no one in our society cares about what the truth or false is, we have now become a society where reality is where we can turn it into our fantasy which helps in making our life more interesting and truly escape what reality is.