Rhetorical Analysis: Moron Stepfather

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Rhetorical Analysis Essay In the French Onion’s article, “Moron Stepfather Takes Care of Child Who Doesn’t Have His Genetic Material”, the website’s author implements satirical strategies such as verbal irony, and paradox to mock that in society there are millions of blended families in which step mothers/fathers as well as adoptive mothers/fathers take care of the children. Not only do they take care of them, but they take care of them even though the child isn’t biologically theirs and they take on an important role in the children’s lives. In addition they also exercise the persuasive strategy of juxtaposition to persuade the audience that the new role these parents take on is very commendable and selfless. In the first paragraph, the French Onion exercises verbal irony when they sarcastically state that “Moron stepfather Jeffrey Ryan, 36, is taking care of a 3-year-old child who does not even possess his genetic material.” The authors execute sarcasm when describing the stepfather by calling him a moron when in reality, anyone who takes care and nurtures a child who isn’t even theirs should be considered very compassionate and self-less to the article’s audience. This in turn uncovers the overall idea that…show more content…
I actially see some of myself in the little guy.” Anyone who’s a parent or has a sibling knows that feeding, clothing, and looking after someone obviously isn’t a WASTE of time. Thus, their statement contradicts itself and reveals that what these numerous Stepmothers/fathers and adoptive parents are doing serves a huge purpose in the children’s lives and in their lives as well. It also reveals that through caring and spending time with the child, the adoptive/ step parents start to view the child as their
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