Sullivan uses exemplary rhetoric techniques in his essay that debate the development of a person’s sexuality. One of the most powerful techniques used is the title itself – a rhetorical question. The question not only entices the reader, but also introduces the topic of the essay. He then answers his own rhetorical question by stating that a homosexual is: “my life” (Sullivan 197). The implications of his ideas are that he developed into the person he is as seen through his thesis and he has the same story as other homosexual individuals. They all revolve around certain scenarios which ultimately allude to his idea that the isolation and great division between homosexuals and heterosexuals create the atmosphere to develop in a manner of
Sullivan uses exemplary rhetoric techniques in his essay that debate the development of a person’s sexuality. One of the most powerful techniques used is the title itself – a rhetorical question. The question not only entices the reader, but also introduces the topic of the essay. He then answers his own rhetorical question by stating that a homosexual is: “my life” (Sullivan 197). The implications of his ideas are that he developed into the person he is as seen through his thesis and he has the same story as other homosexual individuals. They all revolve around certain scenarios which ultimately allude to his idea that the isolation and great division between homosexuals and heterosexuals create the atmosphere to develop in a manner of