Rhetorical Analysis https://www.womankind.org.uk/policy-and-campaigns/women's-rights/facts-about-women's-rights

1. Does the author rely more heavily on ethos, logos, or pathos? Why?  In my opinion, the author of the website is relying heavily on pathos because the beginning of the website starts off with the author providing statistics on violence against women, which serves the purpose of the website. The pathos appeal gets the reader emotional and convinced of the real purpose of the website, which is to focus on womankind.

2. Describe a few examples of strategic word choice. Provide the denotation and connotation of any important words.

The author starts off by using grave words like violence, murder, harassment, and abuse to gain the readers sympathy for women, which is an effective technique to take control of the reader’s mind. The connotative meaning of the denotation violence is scary, and causes fear in the readers heart. Genital mutilation is another word which connotes horror. Another important word is sexual harassment which creates angers in the readers mind. The author also highlights inequality between men and women by talking about employment, leadership and economic rights. He uses the word disproportionate to emphasize the difference between unequal pay among men and women.

3. How does the website use color or imagery? Does the overall design contribute to the effectiveness of the website? How?

The websites first picture on the top of the page is of a woman holding a child. The picture is colorful, and portrays a happy woman from a distinct cultural background. The colors in the picture are bright and vibrant and so is effective in showing a side of a woman which the author hopes to make a reality for all of womankind. The design of the overall website is effective as it is organized. It has a good layout and is reader friendly. On the left side of the page, there is an index which highlights the main points of the websites discussion in purple.

https://www.womankind.org.uk/policy-and-campaigns/women's-rights/facts-about-women's-rights