Music as Argument

The music video "Stand by Me" uses the elements of rhetoric to create an argument.

Invention(the finding of ideas or proofs)

• The idea of this music video came to be because of a belief that music has the power to bring people together and it can break down any barriers that separates people.

Disposition(the arrangement of ideas and arguments during the process of invention)

• In order to arrange this idea they needed people to sing the same song,musicians,equipment,and producers.

Style(the finding of language that is suitable to the subject matter and audience)

• The words and the music was presented in a calm and peaceful way in order to match what they were singing.

Memory(the idea that the rhetor should have a firm grasp of his or her subject matter)

• The rhetor wanted us to remember that this global and music helps bring peace and unity into this world.

Delivery(the refinement and actualization of a finished composition)

• It was delivered through a music video.

In the video 2 images impacted me the most.It was the image collage of Roger Ridley in Santa Monica,Clarence Bekker in Amsterdam,and Grandpa Elliot in New Orleans.The other image was the guy playing drums on a balcony.The one that is most effective is the collage because it shows all three men from different locations,but they show unity.These images serves as a unification between the people who want the world to be a better place.With that being said it goes against violence.