We're Here, We're...Uh...Straight?

I chose this article because it was the most intriguing to me. We usually hear one side or the other; gay or straight. It isn't very often that we hear from an out spoken bisexual.

The most effective strategies the author, Sallie Tisdale, uses are first person narration, flashbacks, and comparison between two opposites.

First person narration and flashbacks go together I think. It helps the readers see that the author knows what she is talking about and has first hand experience with her topic. If the article was written by a straight or gay person then the tone and opinion would be different. The article wouldn't be as persuasive if I knew the author had no experience with the subject.

Comparison between two opposites paints a better picture for the readers. Sally uses these stark comparisons to show us that there can be an in between and that it doesn't make sense for there to only be one or the other.

Rhetorical Analysis

I'm new to all of this so I hope I did this right...

When reading the assignment and trying to figure out exactly what was expected of me, the first movie that came to mind was "American History X." It's a great movie that kept me thinking long after the end credits were finished. I watched it 3 times in a little over 24 hours and found myself trying to analyze every bit of it. Why did the main characters turn out the way they did? Why are people so horrendously racist?

The movie took a strong stance on racism and conveyed this stance through graphic scenes and a lot of dialogue from the rhetor, who was telling a story about his brother, Derek. If the story were to have been told from a different point of view or with a different attitude it would not have had the same affect and the powerfulness of the story may not have been as strong.