Baruch

Curtis Reeser 12/10/08 Baruch With the use of rhetorical strategies, Baruch convinces those who are listening that nuclear weapons have put a blight on the civilized countries of the world.

Specifically, he uses different forms of syntax to effectively persuade the elected officials. Baruch advances his argument to rid the world of nuclear weapons by stating that “We must remember…we must answer the world’s longing for peace and security.”

This use of parallelism, along with the anaphora and antithesis, works to unite the officials to strive for a common goal. “If I read the signs…an international law with teeth in it,” says Baruch. As his use of another form of syntax, personification, Baruch characterizes what he believes international law should resemble. Baruch emphasizes that people are tired of merely ideas, and the people want results, something tangible.

A set program would facilitate these ideas, enforced internationally, with refined sanctions. Utilizing syntax to encourage those officials to rid the world of nuclear weapons allowed Baruch to make his argument in a clear and understandable way.