Analysis of Yoshino

Exigence- His observations of people forcing himself or herself or being forced to adapt into the “mainstream,” and his dislike of this phenomena.
Purpose- To discuss the issue so that the people reading it can be enlightened about the problems in society and to try and come up with a solution to the problems.
Audience- Those who are either part of the mainstream and thus unaware of the discrimination or those who are forced to conform but don’t truly realize it.
Logic- Throughout the passage he discusses the fact that people will assimilate into other cultures and change themselves to the more mainstream ideal just to fit in better and have a better life, even if it isn’t right. He also talked about the idea that no one is truly “mainstream.”
Credibility- Personal experience as a gay person and the several stories he shared about people being forced to change who they were to fit in more.
Emotion- Uses personal stories (both his own and others) to create a connection with the audience that is hard to break.
Imagery- Creates the image of the “mainstream American” then tells of how people try to conform to it yet no one is truly completely mainstream.
Figurative Language- Comparing his argument to the many personal stories he told us about. He also used several other examples.
Diction- I was able to understand all the words he used and because I believe I don’t have an exemplary vocabulary I believe that he used fairly simple words that would allow most people to understand his points.
Syntax- His point always came across well, usually due to long sentences that fully outlined his beliefs.