Zadeh Rhetorical Analysis - 1952 Words

Zadeh is an immigrant from Urmia Iran, plagued by the injustices and maddening systems of American immigration policies. In addition, once he does eventually get into the country, the blockades to starting up his business have no interest in easing off. By exposing these malpractices to a larger audience, Zadeh wants to convince readers that immigration policies are more of a hindrance than a help. Zadeh’s main rhetoric use is pathos, and his emotional ties to his experience gives the reader a very clear and thoughtful description of the horrors of immigration. However, he doesn’t shy away from other appeals, he makes sure to back up his claims with facts given by very credible sources and personal involvement. Since he is a co founder/CEO†¦show more content†¦In the next couple paragraphs, Zadeh wants to emphasize the 3 main points. How driven he was, his’ and his partner’s (Alex Mehr) intelligence, and the unpleasantries he had to wade through f or traveling towards America. Zadeh was in a country affected by war, stating he was â€Å"dreaming of moving away and doing some great with my life†. He wants the reader to understand that he was in the battered parts of the world but wanted to make the best of it, appealing to sympathy in his audience, making his hardship feel more trustworthy and sincere. Zadeh at the age of 17 moved to study computer science at a prestigious university, where he met his partner and they both were accepted to Ph.D. programs in mechanical engineering, and computer science at the University of Maryland. These facts further his claim of how determined he was, as well as implementing a sense of high intelligence of him and others around him. He wants to make his argument more tangible, that these war-torn countries DO in fact produce highly motivated and intelligent workers. To summarize, Zadeh mainly appeals to pathos, specifically the reader’s image of the successful individual, but a lso appeals to ethos by giving background credentials of himself for added credibility. He chooses to say these instances because he knows people will be more inclined be on his side if he