The genre of this work is rhetoric. The tone that Ehrenreich uses throughout the essay is erudite and disdainful. This is because the author incorporates fact and has obviously done research on the topic, yet strongly condemns popular ideals of war. In the ninth paragraph, Ehrenreich uses a metaphor to compare war to an untameable beast. This proves and illustrates the author's previous claim that for people today, war in an addiction. Ehrenreich also uses another metaphor throughout the passage which labels war a worldwide epidemic. The author does this to convince the audience that war is an important topic and that they should feel disdainful of it as she does.
The author makes her essay equally scholarly and emotional to more effectively convince the audience that war is bad. It is obvious that Ehrenreich feels passionately about the topic, which convinces the audience that she is credible, along with the facts and historical references she includes. The author calls for "abolition of war," implicitly comparing war to slavery. The effect of this is that she convinces the audience that war is just as evil as slavery and should be completely taken away, just as we have done with slavery in America. Not only does the author introduce her views on war, but she uses detailed explanations to discredit other popular views of war. For example, she refutes the idea that war can be used to end other wars.
Works Cited:
Ehrenreich, Barbara. "The Roots of War." Essay. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
The author makes her essay equally scholarly and emotional to more effectively convince the audience that war is bad. It is obvious that Ehrenreich feels passionately about the topic, which convinces the audience that she is credible, along with the facts and historical references she includes. The author calls for "abolition of war," implicitly comparing war to slavery. The effect of this is that she convinces the audience that war is just as evil as slavery and should be completely taken away, just as we have done with slavery in America. Not only does the author introduce her views on war, but she uses detailed explanations to discredit other popular views of war. For example, she refutes the idea that war can be used to end other wars.
Works Cited:
Ehrenreich, Barbara. "The Roots of War." Essay. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.