Rhetorical Analysis Of Why I Hate School But Love Education

Rhetorical Analysis of Suli Breaks “Why I hate School but Love Education”
In the popular video “Why I Hate School but Love Education” a man named Darryll Amoako introduces us to some of the issues with today’s upper education system. The presenter, Darryll, is a distressed college graduate who wishes to persuade the viewer to not fall into some of the traps along the way to becoming successful. The main trap talked about is the idea that to be successful, you need to attend some form of higher education. Throughout the video the use of rhetorical devices, such as logos, ethos, and pathos are employed to make the viewer understand and agree with the idea that higher education should not be forced upon students.
To further analyze the video

Before each listing of these icons Suli states “Let me give you the statistics” (Suli Breaks). This right here should give away the nature of the next few statements, which should be seen as an appeal to reason through its use of statistics. “…..Muhammad Ali, Sean Carter, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, Michael Joseph Jackson. Were either of these people unsuccessful, or uneducated?” (Suli Breaks). These people all have one thing in common, they either did not finish or attend an upper level school. The intent of the statement is to draw the necessary conclusion that some people can become extremely successful without a degree. Which in this case is well achieved as many of the figures mentioned are well known, and are not only successful via wealth, but by

It is not spoken but instead it is displayed. It is the use of the camera and video effects. During many of the inspiring quotes the video turns to black and white, and the camera becomes unsteady. It becomes clear they are attempting to recreate historic video footage. Due to the fact that most of the old black and white videos we see are off historic figure such as Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches. These videos would often provoke a strong emotional response of hope or inspiration. The camera further begins to dictate emotion through its angles and distance. Whenever Sully begins to dig into emotional spots, the camera get up close to make the effect stronger and more personal. With the hope they can grab the viewer in by creating a feeling that bit is very important.
There is one last major piece of the puzzle for the video. That is its exigence, which is most likely the reason why it has picked up so many views. The video released in 2012, a time where the aspirations of most high school students lies in College. There is a strong connection to the video by college bound and current students. This is due to the fact that not much has changed in our education system since the videos creation, nor has the opinion that college is a necessity to be