The Case Against: Rhetorical analysis is a useless tool that only opens a writer's piece to debate. Many people could find a justifiable reason why someone wrote a piece even though it may have nothing to do with the real intent of the author. Put very simply, rhetorical analysis is a facilitator of misunderstanding. We must focus on what a writer is saying and not why he/she is saying it. It can be seen as insubstantial why he/she is saying it. The only thing that matters in writing are claims backed by evidence and intellectual thought. On another note, rhetorical analysis distracts from the author's point. When we think of a piece of literature we mundanely know that all writing has a purpose. Knowing that writing has a purpose causes us to dismiss the author's claims and they are not taken as seriously. It extremely depreciates the author's piece and makes it useless.
The Case For: Rhetorical Analysis can prevent calls to action by tyrants. By truly understanding an author's thought process, you can discern if her/his sentiments are pure or not. Many civilizations have done terrible things because of writing by the "evil", however; if their writing was truly scrutinized, then the horrible histories could have been prevented. By using rhetorical analysis, one does not read a piece lazily and take it at face value. He/she begins to truly understand the author and their character. Then, the reader chooses, based on the author's character, whether he/ she will become an agent of the author's philosophies. This advances the betterment of humanity and society as a whole.
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